Garden Society expands to Ohio

Company to bring chocolates, gummies to the state’s medical market.

Garden Society has expanded into Ohio, putting its stake in the ground as a multi-state operator.

Garden Society will launch medical edibles, including chocolates and gummies, in four Bloom Medicinals dispensaries in Akron, Seven Mile, Painesville, and Columbus; at Columbia Care Marietta and Logan locations; Harvest Columbus and Beavercreek, and Verdant Columbus.

A B-Corporation, Garden Society is committed to promoting women's health and welfare through education and manufacturing quality recreational and medical products, while operating responsibly and sustainably.

“As one of the latest brands fortunate to be granted a license in Ohio, we are grateful to have such reputable dispensary partners at launch,” said Erin Gore, founder and CEO of Garden Society. “We are like-minded regarding education, community and quality medical marijuana products patients can trust, and steadfast in our values and focus on bringing the highest quality medical marijuana products to those that need it most.”

“We’re proud to welcome such a well-recognized women-focused medical marijuana brand to our shelves,” said Anthony Surace, regional purchaser for Bloom Medicinals. “Garden Society has been a model for medical marijuana in regard to their responsibly sourced and hand-crafted products. We look forward to offering their edibles to our patients.”

Available in three chocolate flavors, as well as gummy varieties in Peach Nectar, Tart Cherry and Strawberry Rose flavors, each medical cannabis edible has a blend of THC, CBD and CBN that provides a desired effect, from rest and calm to a brighter day. Garden Society’s gummies incorporate proprietary cannabis nanotechnology to enable an onset of around 15 minutes, while onset of the chocolates can vary from 30 minutes to two hours. Garden Society's edibles are all gluten free. The chocolates are available in 10-packs for $30, and the gummies are available in 20-packs at $27.

The brand will also launch a live hash rosin in mid-May in collaboration with legacy Ohio cultivator Farkas Farms, connecting premium Ohio cannabis with the craft manufacturing Farkas Farms is known for strains such as Problem Child, Cherry Pie & Blueberry Cupcake.

“Our goal is to empower people with education on the plant and to present quality medicinal product options for medical marijuana patients here in Ohio,” said Louis Farkas, Farkas Farms. “Garden Society is a welcome addition to our partner lineup and we’re honored to be a part of their entry into Ohio.”

Alyse Thompson-Richards has held many positions with BNP Media, first serving as an intern at Candy Industry Magazine in summer 2012. She joined Candy Industry's staff full time as associate editor in August 2016 after a few years at newspapers in West-Central Illinois, becoming managing editor in March 2019. Alyse has also served on Cannabis Products Insider since March 2019. She has bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Spanish from Western Illinois University.