Worked with Cannabis Dispensary Operators to secure the location. The Ohio Division of Cannabis Control Program in 2024 began licensing focused on a two-phase process for existing medical marijuana businesses to acquire dual-use and new adult-use licenses, with an upcoming social equity program. Regions were designated and opt-in municipalities were hard to come by. Applications for initial licenses were released on June 7, 2024, and the first dispensaries began non-medical sales on August 6, 2024.  Dispensary Opening 2026. The property was sold for $1.3 million to Verity Real Estate LLC. Construction to transform the former restaurant building into a cannabis facility is underway, though the official operating name and opening date have not yet been announced.

The former Naing's Garden Chinese restaurant located at 2021 N. Verity Parkway in Middletown, Ohio, is being converted into Middletown's second marijuana dispensary.

Project and Location Details

• Address: 2021 N. Verity Parkway, Middletown, OH 45042

• Previous Tenant: Owner Operator Naing's Garden operated as a Chinese restaurant at this location for 35 years before closing on August 14, 2025.