{"id":3649,"date":"2026-01-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bloommarijuana.com\/?p=3649"},"modified":"2026-01-23T15:32:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:32:02","slug":"marijuana-taxes-in-ohio-what-adult-use-customers-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bloommarijuana.com\/education\/marijuana-taxes-in-ohio-what-adult-use-customers-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Marijuana Taxes in Ohio: What Adult-Use Customers Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>If you&#8217;re shopping for cannabis in Ohio, understanding how taxes affect pricing can help you budget more accurately.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Does Ohio tax cannabis?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Yes. Adult-use cannabis purchases are subject to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">State cannabis excise tax<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Standard sales tax<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are added at checkout and vary slightly by location.<\/p>\n<h3><b>How medical patients are different<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Medical marijuana patients typically pay:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Reduced tax rates<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Or no excise tax depending on product type<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is one reason many frequent users maintain their medical card.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Why cannabis taxes exist<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Ohio uses cannabis tax revenue to support:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">State regulatory programs<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Community reinvestment<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Public services<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Program administration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>How to estimate your total cost<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>When shopping:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Expect your final total to be higher than menu price<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Factor in 10-20% for combined taxes (approximate)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Check dispensary menus for &#8220;pre-tax&#8221; vs &#8220;after-tax&#8221; pricing notes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Ways to lower your overall spend<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Join a <a href=\"https:\/\/bloommarijuana.com\/oh\/dispensary-rewards\">dispensary loyalty program<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Shop weekly deals<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Use bundle pricing<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Consider a <a href=\"https:\/\/bloommarijuana.com\/oh\/medical\/marijuana-card\">medical card<\/a> if eligible<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re shopping for cannabis in Ohio, understanding how taxes affect pricing can help you budget more accurately. Does Ohio tax cannabis? Yes. Adult-use cannabis purchases are subject to: State cannabis excise tax Standard sales tax These are added at checkout and vary slightly by location. How medical patients are different Medical marijuana patients typically &#8230; <a title=\"Marijuana Taxes in Ohio: What Adult-Use Customers Should Know\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.bloommarijuana.com\/education\/marijuana-taxes-in-ohio-what-adult-use-customers-should-know\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Marijuana Taxes in Ohio: What Adult-Use Customers Should Know\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3652,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bloommarijuana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bloommarijuana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bloommarijuana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bloommarijuana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bloommarijuana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3649"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bloommarijuana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3654,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bloommarijuana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3649\/revisions\/3654"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bloommarijuana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bloommarijuana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bloommarijuana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bloommarijuana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}