Ohio Attorney General Sues Several Cannabis Companies For Keeping Prices Artificially High

In an antitrust lawsuit, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost accuses nine multistate cannabis operators of engaging in anti-competitive conduct to reduce product choice and keep prices artificially high, harming both consumers and smaller, Ohio-based cannabis businesses.

The lawsuit stems from an October 2024 tip submitted to Yost’s office by an Ohio cannabis industry employee that alleged widespread “shelf-space allotments” among large cannabis companies operating in Ohio and nationwide.

According to the tip and later corroborated in the investigation, multistate cannabis operators entered into reciprocal purchasing agreements — negotiated at a national level — to prioritize one another’s products in Ohio dispensaries while reducing or eliminating purchases from independent Ohio cultivators and processors.

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