‘Can You Take Me Higher?’ Ad & Ice Cream Trucks Cost Ohio Cannabis Shops Thousands In Fines
As Ohio’s adult-use marijuana market takes off, some dispensaries are finding out the hard way that not all advertising can fly as high as their sales. Six cannabis shops were hit with hefty fines for marketing missteps during the August 6 launch of recreational sales. Turns out, quoting Creed’s “Can you take me higher?” might’ve been a crowd-pleaser, but not with regulators.
The Source’s Hefty Fine For Multiple Violations
The infractions range from the use of unapproved terms like “recreational marijuana” to more conspicuous violations such as external displays of cannabis paraphernalia. Among the penalized, The Source, a dispensary in South Euclid, faced the heaviest sanction—a staggering $225,000 fine. The Ohio Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) cited multiple infractions,