COLUMBUS, Ohio— The Ohio Cannabis Health & Business Summit (OCHBS) will return September 23–24, 2026, for its sixth annual event. For the first time, the summit will take place in Columbus at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, bringing Ohio’s cannabis business, health, patient, advocacy, and professional communities together in the heart of the state’s capital city.
OCHBS’s 2025 event welcomed 6,500 attendees, more than 150 exhibitors, more than 70 speakers, and more than 800 professionals at its Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Networking Mixer. This year, the summit will offer expanded programming, an expo floor, networking opportunities, product education, live demos, and content designed for both consumer and professional audiences.
A statewide cannabis event in the heart of Columbus
The move to Columbus reflects both the growth of the event and the continued expansion of Ohio’s regulated cannabis market. According to the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control, Ohio has recorded more than $3.77 billion in total cannabis product sales across medical and non-medical channels as of April 25, 2026. Industry data provider Headset also reported $110.6 million in Ohio cannabis sales in May 2026, up 22.5% year over year.
Non-medical sales show how quickly the market is changing. Since adult-use sales began, Ohio has recorded more than $1.4 billion in non-medical cannabis product sales. That growth is bringing more operators, brands, service providers, healthcare professionals, advocates, patients, and consumers into the same statewide industry ecosystem.
OCHBS 2026 will take place in Exhibit Hall A at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, a 98,000-square-foot hall in downtown Columbus. The venue offers a central location near the Short North Arts District, connected parking, streamlined exhibitor move-in access, spacious gathering areas, and a professional setting designed to support sponsors, vendors, speaker panels, product displays, workshops, and networking activations.
Programming for everyone
The 2026 summit is designed for the full cannabis ecosystem, including medical patients, caregivers, dispensary operators, retail buyers, cultivators, processors, healthcare professionals, entrepreneurs, investors, advocates, technology providers, legal and compliance professionals, policymakers, budtenders, patient consultants, and community members.
Conference programming will spotlight the latest developments shaping cannabis health and business in Ohio and across the Midwest, including medical cannabis education, adult-use market growth, cultivation and processing, dispensary operations, compliance and policy updates, patient advocacy, wellness innovation, product trends, investment, entrepreneurship, marketing, and emerging business opportunities.
Sponsor and speaker kickoff
This year’s summit will also introduce a kickoff networking event for sponsors and speakers on September 22 at Stories on High, Columbus’s tallest rooftop restaurant and lounge. Located on the 28th floor of the Hilton Columbus Downtown, Stories on High offers 360-degree views of the city from two terraces.
Free two-day passes for Ohio medical patients
Active Ohio medical patients may receive a free two-day pass to OCHBS 2026 by using code 2CQ7W6 during online registration. Patients must bring an active patient card with them to the event.
