CBD store owner talks plans ahead of Election Day – Medical Marijuana Program Connection

TOLEDO, Ohio — Ahead of the November election and the potential legalization of recreational marijuana in Ohio, some local CBD dispensaries are already making plans and preparations if Issue 2 passes. 

The Toledo Hemp Center owner Kevin Spitler said his store has been primed and ready since they opened 10 years ago to sell cannabis the moment it becomes legal. A decade later, Spitler said it has taken longer than they ever thought it would to get the issue on the ballot. However, he said after his positive experiences with cannabis over the years, he plans to make the switch the first day he can. 

Spitler said he opened the shop because he witnessed the medical effects of cannabis firsthand while working at a marijuana dispensary in Kalamazoo. During his time there, he received shocking news: his mother had been diagnosed with cancer. Spitler claimed cannabis use allowed his mother to improve her quality of life during her illness. 

“She had a few months to live, according to her doctor, so I started bringing her down cannabis products and she ended up sticking around for a year, a lot longer than the doctors anticipated, and she go to see…