August 5, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Cannabis Control: COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) will issue its first set of dual-use Certificates of Operation (COO) to 98 eligible dispensaries across the state tomorrow, Aug. 6. This comes more than a month in advance of the Sept. 7 deadline as outlined in the initiated statute passed by Ohio voters in November 2023.