CLEVELAND (WJW) — A first time event in Ohio provided the cannabis growing community the tools and education needed to get started with home grow — a skill that’s seeing high interest as Ohioans wait to be able to purchase legal cannabis.
The Ohiocannabis.com Farmers Market was held at RedSpace in Cleveland Sunday.
“This is an exciting time that people can finally come in and get access to genetics, talk to other breeders, talk to other growers, learn the techniques that they’re going to need to have success early on so they stay in the hobby,” organizer Johnny Cannabis said.
Cannabis is one of the demo-class instructors who is providing beginners with valuable information that will allow them to home grow successfully.
He’s proud of the strong turnout, an indicator that cannabis culture is being accepted by Ohioans.
“People have been smoking weed and growing it in Ohio this whole time,” Cannabis said. “It’s been your neighbor, your friend, your doctor, and your uncle. They’re all in this lifestyle, they just had to keep it quiet. Now, people have the ability to come above ground and be proud, or at least not be afraid that they are a cannabis user.”
Close to 40 vendors participated in the Farmers Market selling seeds, fertilizers, clone, art, general merchandise and food.
“I feel really strongly about the industry and getting started on the right track, really pushing the education and helping people be successful,” Julie Doran of Meigs Fertilizer said.
Vendors like Doran are confident Issue 2 passing is a step forward to break the stigma surrounding cannabis and its health benefits.
“They have always tried to make cannabis altogether look like the devil’s lettuce lik,e it’s going to hurt you and ruin your life,” Doran said. “It’s time that people come to these things and see that it’s perfectly, it’s just like tomatoes, or any other plant that you can grow and it’s actually very medicinal in helping people.”
With Ohioans still waiting to purchase recreational marijuana from dispensaries without a medical marijuana card growing your own supply can serve as both a workaround and way to save money long-term.
Cannabis said there will be more farmers market events held around the state, starting in Circleville on March 23 and a festival and farmers market in Canton on April 20.
“It’s been a great success,” he said. “Everyone has had an amazing time today and we’re looking forward to putting these on regularly.”
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