Ohio buying guide · Taxes

Ohio weed tax, line by line

Straight answer

18% in Columbus and Cleveland, less in most other counties. Every adult-use sale carries the 10% cannabis excise plus state and county sales tax, and both are figured on the shelf price. A $50 eighth rings up at $59.00 in Columbus. Patients skip the 10%.

By Alexis 420October 25, 2026Checked against Ohio law

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Two taxes, one receipt

This page of our Ohio dispensary guide breaks the receipt into its parts. Both taxes are figured on the shelf price, and neither is charged on the other.

Cannabis excise. 10% of the price, paid at the register, on its own receipt line.
Sales tax. 5.75% statewide plus the county and transit rate, 8% in all in Columbus. Ohio's sales tax leaves out taxes charged to you and listed separately, which the excise is, so the 10% isn't taxed again.
No city cannabis tax. Cities and townships can't add one of their own.

The receipt shows each tax on its own line, so you can check the store's math against the calculator above.

Run your order

Put in the shelf price, pick a city and a deal. A store's own discount lowers the price both taxes are figured on.

Shelf price$ Where you're buyingDeal at the register

Your receipt

Out the door

Alexis reading a receipt in a dispensary inside an old Cleveland brick warehouse

A $50 eighth around Ohio

Same shelf price everywhere. The excise never changes, so the gap is all county sales tax.

WhereAll taxesYou pay

Columbus18%$59.00

Cincinnati17.8%$58.90

Cleveland18%$59.00

Dayton17.5%$58.75

Toledo17.75%$58.88

Akron16.75%$58.38

Canton16.5%$58.25

Butler, Stark and Lorain counties sit at 6.5% sales tax, the low end of our list. Warren County, home to Mason and Lebanon, went up to 7.25% on October 1, 2026.

Where it goes, and how to pay less

Use the store's own deals. A store discount or store coupon lowers the price both taxes are figured on. A manufacturer's coupon or rebate doesn't.
Fees count. Any fee tied to the sale is part of the taxed price.
Accessories skip the excise. Pipes and papers pay sales tax only, and cannabis is left out of the sales tax holiday.
Where it goes. 64% of the excise goes to the state's general fund and 36% to the cities and townships that host a store, paid monthly since 2026.

The first version of Senate Bill 56 proposed a 15% excise, and the law that took effect kept 10%. The state's average price was $6.55 a gram of flower in early October 2026, before tax. If you buy often, a Ohio medical card cuts the excise entirely, and the same $50 eighth in Columbus comes to $54.00 with sales tax alone.

Checked against ORC 3796.40 ↗, Department of Taxation, adult-use cannabis ↗, ORC 5739.01 ↗, Sales tax rates by county, Q4 2026 ↗, OAC 1301:18-8-08 ↗, Department of Taxation, host community payments ↗, ORC 3796.31 ↗, Senate Bill 56 as introduced ↗, Legislative Service Commission fiscal note, 2021 ↗, DCC, cannabis FAQ ↗ and DCC program update ↗. Laws change, so check with the store before you buy.