according to data released by the ohio medical marijuana enforcement program sales of medical marijuana mmj have exceeded 1 billion according to data sales to date include 118978 pounds of plant material and 10990809 units of manufactured products since dispensaries began serving patients in april 2019 total sales reached 1000047483 as of september 18 and then increased by another 8 million over the following week reported marijuana moment data also noted that nearly 300000 medical marijuana patients have registered in ohio since the programs launch under the more limited qualifications prescribed in the states cannabis law and about 150000 of them currently have active referrals and registrations ohio is preparing to double the number of dispensaries early next year regulators announced in may that they had selected 70 new licensees through a lottery system advocates are encouraging the legislature to enact a bill allowing doctors to recommend mmj to patients for whatever conditions they see fit which would further expand the market activists are also positioned to bring recreational marijuana legalization to a vote on next years ballot in may state officials and cannabis legalization advocates reached a deal to allow the coalition to regulate marijuana like alcohol to retain the signatures they’ve already collected while delaying their campaign until 2023 mississippi is already raking in revenue despite the fact that its medical marijuana program is barely up and running according to the dept of health website mississippi took in nearly 6 million in license and onetime application fees from dispensaries cultivators transportation companies processors and testing operations marijuana moment noted that there are already 113 licensed dispensaries registered with mississippis dept of revenue though sales arent expected to start until november so far the state has already earned 452 million in license and application fees for dispensaries in total just through licenses and fees the state has raised 5785 million when sales get underway mmj will be subjected to a seven percent state sales tax just one week after the program launched over 1800 people submitted applications for mmj cards gov tate reeves r signed legislation in february making mississippi the 37th state to legalize medical marijuana