Dispensary owners prepared for large crowds on what is essentially the program's opening day.

A veteran with PTSD. A retired government worker and cannabis activist with multiple sclerosis. An Ohio transplant who moved here two years ago for Ohio’s medical marijuana program.

Ohio’s first medical marijuana customers were met with applause, cheers and hugs as they exited dispensaries Wednesday, the first day of legal sales in Ohio.

“I’m ecstatic patients are no longer waiting for relief,” Joan Caleodis said.

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Jackie Borchardt ~ Cincinnati Enquirer ~