In five months, $242 million has been spent in Ohio on recreational marijuana sales. Darius Walter, who works at downtown Columbus dispensary Nar Reserve, said that number did not surprise him. He said business is booming.

Ohio recreational marijuana sales surpassed $242 million as 2024 came to a close. The state’s total recreational marijuana sales were $242,167,020, as of Dec. 28, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Cannabis Control.

The proposed ordinance includes a one-mile zoning restriction for where recreational marijuana stores can open in Colorado Springs and outlines a path for the city to revert to a sales ban in the April election.

One cannabis store owner wants city council members to act soon.