Grow Ohio

What Grow Ohio does

Grow Ohio is a Level 1 cannabis cultivator and processor headquartered in East Fultonham, Ohio (Muskingum County), founded following the award of its provisional cultivation license in November 2017 and the issuance of its Certificate of Operation in September 2018. The company operates a 68,000 sq ft vertically integrated facility, with 25,000 sq ft of cannabis canopy (20,900 sq ft flowering, 4,100 sq ft vegetative), a state-of-the-art extraction lab, an MIPs (Marijuana Infused Products) kitchen, and a dedicated packaging room. It cultivates using a living soil approach and processes material through IES (CO2) and ETS (butane/hydrocarbon) extraction systems, producing full-spectrum oil with native terpenes for vaporization and infusion.

Grow Ohio sells under four sub-brands: Butterfly Effect (flagship, the first brand patients could purchase under Ohio's Medical Marijuana Control Program), JBad (veteran-focused), White Label (innovation testing ground for new strains and formats), and XS (bulk 28.3g flower). The product portfolio spans flower (indica, sativa, and hybrid cultivars), vape products (proprietary Luster Pod system, 510-thread cartridges, CO2 carts, RSO), edibles (gummies, Dissolve sublingual powder, honey, hard candies, chocolate bars), concentrates (live sugar, diamonds and sauce, cured resin, badder), and wellness items (tinctures, topical cream, massage oil, capsules). Grow Ohio was the first cannabis company in the US to commercialize Luster Pod technology (July 2020) and has secured multiple Ohio-category firsts, including the first processed product sale (220mg tincture, April 2019) and the first cannabis-infused honey (February 2020).

The business model is B2B wholesale into Ohio's licensed medical marijuana dispensaries, with consumer-facing brand presence through the iHeartJane marketplace and direct dispensary retail. Products are sold in multiple formats and dosages at dispensary-set retail prices. The company employs 95 full-time staff across six operational divisions and harvests over 1,500 mature plants annually. It operates exclusively within Ohio's regulated medical marijuana program and does not yet serve Ohio's adult-use market.

Name

Grow Ohio

Legal name

Grow Ohio

Website

https://growoh.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Grow Ohio is a Level 1 cannabis cultivator and processor operating a 68,000 sq ft facility in Muskingum County, Ohio. It produces flower, vapes, edibles, concentrates, and wellness products under multiple brands for Ohio medical marijuana patients via licensed dispensaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cannabis Cultivation and Processing

NAICS

Other Crop Farming (1119)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833)

akta.pro primary industry

Medicinal Plant Farming (Botanical/Pharmaceutical Crops) (AFAGAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cannabis Wholesale Distribution (Flower, Extracts, Edibles) (CRAOAIAF)

Keywords

• Cannabis cultivation
• Cannabis processing
• Cannabis manufacturing
• Wholesale cannabis supply
• Hemp wellness products

Headquarters

HQ city

East Fultonham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Cannabis Product Sales: Revenue from cultivating and processing cannabis products including flower, concentrates, edibles, vape products, and wellness items sold through Ohio dispensaries under Butterfly Effect, JBad, White Label, and XS brands.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Grow Ohio is a vertically integrated cannabis cultivator and processor licensed to operate in Ohio. The company manufactures a multi-category product portfolio—including cannabis flower, vape cartridges, edibles, concentrates, and wellness items—and sells these products on a wholesale basis to licensed Ohio dispensaries. Production is supported by proprietary cultivation methods and in-house extraction and formulation technologies.

Product overview

Grow Ohio is a multi-brand cannabis cultivator and processor operating a 68,000 sq ft facility in Muskingum County as a Level 1 Cultivator and Processor. The company operates four distinct sub-brands: Butterfly Effect (flagship brand - the first medical marijuana brand in Ohio), JBad (veteran-focused), White Label (innovation testing ground), and XS (bulk flower). Product portfolio spans flower strains (Indica, Sativa, Hybrid varieties), vape products (Luster Pods, 510-thread cartridges, CO2 carts, RSO), edibles (gummies, Dissolve sublinguals, honey, hard candies, chocolate bars), concentrates (live sugar, diamonds & sauce, cured resin, badder), and wellness products (tinctures, topical cream, massage oil, capsules). The company utilizes living soil cultivation, CO2 (IES) and hydrocarbon (ETS/BHO) extraction methods, and produces all products with native terpenes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Butterfly Effect: Flagship brand of Grow Ohio. First brand that patients in Ohio were able to purchase under Ohio's Medical Marijuana Control Program. Known for high quality, consistently available medication with utmost attention to detail in processes.
• JBad
• White Label
• XS

Products and services

• Cannabis Flower

Quantifiable outcome

• First processed product sale in Ohio's history (220mg Tincture in April 2019)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Columbia Care: Multi-state cannabis cultivator and processor with operations across numerous U.S. states including Ohio. Compares directly as a state-licensed cultivator-processor competing for Ohio dispensary shelf space and patient demand.
• Cresco Labs: Large multi-state operator with significant cultivation and processing infrastructure across the U.S. Compares as a scaled cannabis cultivator-processor with multiple branded product lines and wholesale-to-dispensary distribution, similar to Grow Ohio's vertically integrated B2B model.
• TerrAscend: Multi-state cannabis operator with cultivation, processing, and dispensary operations, including a presence in Ohio. Compares to Grow Ohio as a competing licensed cultivator-processor targeting Ohio medical patients.
• Green Thumb Industries: Multi-state cannabis operator with cultivation, processing, and dispensary operations across multiple U.S. states including Ohio. Compares to Grow Ohio in operating a vertically integrated cultivation-and-processing model with broad product portfolios, but at much greater scale and geographic reach.
• Ayr Wellness: Multi-state cannabis cultivator and processor with operations in several U.S. markets, including Ohio. Comparable as a competing state-licensed cultivator-processor with multi-format product portfolios.
• Curaleaf: One of the largest U.S. multi-state cannabis operators with cultivation, processing, and retail across numerous states including Ohio. Compares to Grow Ohio as a competing licensed cultivator-processor supplying Ohio dispensaries, but at national scale.
• Verano: Multi-state cannabis operator with cultivation, processing, and retail operations in multiple U.S. markets including Ohio. Compares to Grow Ohio as a vertically integrated competitor with branded product portfolios sold wholesale to third-party dispensaries.

Direct peers

• Ohio Grown Therapies: Ohio-licensed medical cannabis cultivator and processor producing a similar range of flower and infused products for Ohio patients through licensed dispensaries. Direct peer to Grow Ohio sharing the same state regulatory program and wholesale-to-dispensary distribution model.
• Firelands Scientific: Ohio-based licensed medical cannabis cultivator and processor focused on producing flower, concentrates, and infused products for the Ohio market. Direct peer to Grow Ohio given shared state licensing, similar cultivation-processing value chain, and identical sales channels through Ohio dispensaries.
• Standard Wellness: Ohio-based cannabis cultivator and processor operating a vertically integrated medical marijuana business serving Ohio patients through licensed dispensaries. Direct peer to Grow Ohio due to same state-level regulatory framework, similar cultivation-and-processing model, and overlapping dispensary customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCizqM12j6SwiM-PfqQVce7g
• Instagraminstagram.com/go_butterflyeffect

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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