[PRESS RELEASE] – CHICAGO and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 14, 2025 – RISE Dispensaries, a rapidly growing cannabis retail chain owned by Green Thumb Industries Inc., announced the opening of RISE Dispensary Whitehall, located at 4141 E. Broad St., Whitehall, OH 43213, on March 14. The new Whitehall location, marking the Company’s entry into the Columbus area, is the sixth RISE Dispensary in Ohio and 103rd nationwide. This is the first RISE Dispensary to open in Ohio since adult-use sales launched in August 2024 in Ohio.
Beginning March 14, RISE Dispensary Whitehall will bring patients and adult-use customers hand-picked, high-quality products and key service offerings, such as curbside pickup. RISE Dispensary Whitehall will be open from 4:20 p.m. to 9 p.m. on March 14 and from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day thereafter, offering a broad selection of curated products from Green Thumb’s family of brands, including RYTHM, incredibles, Beboe, Good Green, &Shine and Doctor Solomon’s.
“It is an exciting day for Green Thumb in the Buckeye State as we open our sixth RISE Dispensary in Ohio and first location in the Columbus area,” Green Thumb President Anthony Georgiadis said. “We are eager to offer Central Ohio patients and customers our best-in-class retail experience and greater access to some of Ohio’s top-selling brands, including RYTHM and incredibles.”
Building on the RISE tradition of giving back to a local charity upon opening, RISE Dispensary Whitehall will donate a portion of profits on March 21 to Home for Families, a Columbus-based organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness for Central Ohio families. Home for Families partners with families and youth to resolve their housing crises, strengthen financial stability, and bridge education gaps to prevent future homelessness.
“We are thrilled to partner with RISE to make a difference in our Central Ohio community,” Home for Families President and CEO Beth Fetzer-Rice said. “Our partnership will increase our ability to continue providing the crucial resources and support needed to help Columbus-area families overcome housing stability.”
Green Thumb has been a proud member of the Ohio cannabis community since 2019. The company operates a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Toledo, where it grows and manufactures its branded products.
In addition to RISE Whitehall, there are five other dual-use RISE Dispensaries in Ohio, including RISE Dispensary Cleveland, RISE Dispensary Lakewood on Detroit, RISE Dispensary Lakewood on Madison, RISE Dispensary Lorain and RISE Dispensary Toledo. These dispensaries launched adult-use sales in August 2024.
For more information on RISE Dispensaries' locations, product offerings, or other services, visit oh.risecannabis.com.
