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How to check an Ohio cannabis dispensary
Look the store up on the Division of Cannabis Control’s (DCC) list of licensed dispensaries before you buy. The name and address should match the store. If you can’t find it on the list, don’t buy there.
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1. Search DCC’s list of dispensaries
- Go to DCC’s list of licensed dispensaries .
- Find the county the store is in. The list shows each dispensary’s name, address, city, ZIP code and phone number.1
- Check that the name and street address match the store’s sign or website.
- You can also download DCC’s spreadsheet of dispensaries that may sell both medical and adult-use cannabis.1
The list shows dispensaries that hold a Certificate of Operation. It does not show license numbers or a license status.1 If the store isn’t on the list, don’t buy there.
DCC also has a map of licensed dispensaries you can search by name or location.2 Find it on DCC’s website .
2. At the store
- DCC says licensed dispensaries display the Division’s seal at the entrance.3
- Staff must check your ID when you walk in and again before you pay. Nobody under 21 may go in unless they are a registered medical patient.4
- A store may sell you up to 2.5 ounces of plant material and 15,000 mg of total THC in other products per day.6
- We did not find a DCC page that describes home delivery of adult-use cannabis. Plan to buy in person.4
3. Check the package and keep it
Licensed packages are child-resistant and show the universal THC symbol and the DCC seal on the front. The label names the grower or maker and the testing lab, with their license numbers, and a Metrc tracking ID.5 The seal shows the product came through Ohio’s licensed system. It does not mean a product is risk-free.
DCC recall notices name the product and its batches and say whether to store it securely or return it.8 Keep the package so you can match it. Dispensaries must take back recalled products for at least 30 days.6
Hemp and CBD shops are different
Since March 2026, intoxicating hemp products are banned in Ohio. Any product with more than 0.4 mg of total THC per container counts as marijuana. It may be sold only in a DCC-licensed dispensary.3 If a gas station, smoke shop or hemp store sells THC gummies or drinks, it is not part of Ohio’s licensed system.
If something doesn’t look right
You can send DCC a complaint about a licensed business or a product with its online form.7 To report a bad reaction to a product, call DCC’s toll-free helpline at 1-833-464-6627 .9 If someone is very sick, call Poison Help or 911 first.
Official source
Ohio’s cannabis regulator: Division of Cannabis Control (DCC)
- Check a business license Official license list
- See official recalls No public recall list found
- File a complaint Report an unlicensed business or a problem
- Regulator website Laws, rules and news
These links go to the regulator’s own website. CHSA does not copy or host license records, so you always see the official, current version.
Sources
- Dispensary Licenses
- Cannabis Dispensary Map
- Intoxicating Hemp Ban Now In Effect: What SB56 Means for Products Sold in Ohio Dispensaries
- Ohio Cannabis FAQ
- Packaging and Labeling Guidance (August 2026)
- Medical Marijuana Products and Daily Limits
- Product Safety
- Product Alert 2024-04 (Class II product recall)
- Patients & Caregivers
CHSA does not test, certify or endorse products or retailers.