King City Gardens is a veteran-owned, Level 1 licensed cannabis cultivator in Forest Park, Ohio, near Cincinnati. Per Axios, it is Jeeter's sole Ohio manufacturing partner. This newsroom summarizes 28 news stories from 12 outlets, 2023 to 2026, each linked to the original report.
King City Gardens in the news
RenderingCannabis Business Times / Trade press / 2026.10.21
Cannabis Business Times ran King City Gardens' Colerain Township opening on October 21, 2026 for operators nationwide, including the release's Ohio rankings for Sycamore Township and Camp Washington.
Read the briefKing City Gardens won an Ohio Level 1 cultivator license in 2021 after two denied applications and a court fight, then built its Forest Park cannabis grow inside a former Kmart. Trade press and wholesale partners covered the build.
NewswirePR Newswire / 2023.09.07
BroadcastWCPO 9 / 2023.11.02
Partner recordGuaranteed Dispensary / 2024.04.10
BroadcastWCPO 9 / 2024.08.21
NewswireBusiness Wire / 2025.05.14
Trade pressCannabis Business Times / 2025.05.19
BroadcastFOX19 NOW / 2025.08.27
The first dispensary King City Gardens owned was Off the Charts at 3145 Salem Avenue in Dayton, acquired in April 2025. MedicateOhio visited the store after it reopened.
FeatureMedicateOhio / 2025.07.16
MedicateOhio reported on July 16, 2025 that King City Gardens bought the Off the Charts dispensary at 3145 Salem Ave in Dayton in April 2025, its first retail store.
Read the briefKing City Gardens set aside more than 2 million dollars for its first two Cincinnati-area dispensaries, then opened The Garden in Camp Washington in October 2025 with a drive-thru. Local 12, WCPO 9, PR Newswire and MedicateOhio covered the opening.
BroadcastLocal 12 / 2025.07.10
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BroadcastLocal 12 / 2025.09.12
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FeatureMedicateOhio / 2025.10.17
King City Gardens moved one of its six dispensary licenses to Mansfield, Ohio, for a store at 1099 W. Fourth St. in a city that allows three dispensaries. Richland Source and 1812 Blockhouse followed zoning, pending state approvals and preparations to open.
Local pressRichland Source / 2025.11.14
Local pressRichland Source / 2025.11.18
Local press1812 Blockhouse / 2025.12.23
Local press1812 Blockhouse / 2026.03.07
In a December 16, 2025 release, King City Gardens introduced The Garden Sycamore Township at 10793 Montgomery Road, off I-275, plus a second store in Mansfield, north-central Ohio. Local, trade and international cannabis press carried the news.
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Trade pressCannabis Business Times / 2025.12.16
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Jeeter x King City Gardens
Jeeter chose King City Gardens as its exclusive Ohio partner. Local 12 counted 60 new jobs and 3 to 4 million dollars invested in Forest Park, and Hoodline, citing Axios, named King City Gardens Jeeter's sole Ohio manufacturing partner.
As reported by Local 12, 2026.06.30
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Local pressHoodline / 2026.07.22
The Garden Colerain Township on Colerain Avenue is the third Greater Cincinnati dispensary from King City Gardens, covered from a 1.5 million dollar plan reported in June 2026 to its October 2026 opening.
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NewswirePR Newswire / 2026.10.20
Trade pressCannabis Business Times / 2026.10.21
Trade pressMMJDaily / 2026.10.21
The grow, the founders, licenses and Jeeter in Ohio. Every answer is sourced from the news coverage on this page.
Our cannabis is grown in Forest Park, just north of Cincinnati, inside a building that once held a Kmart and a laser tag arena. It opened in 2023 with eight flower rooms; by our October 2026 release we described roughly 50,000 square feet of canopy there.
Read the briefKing City Gardens was founded by Caveh Azadeh, Bill Foster and Steve Anevski, who are named as co-founders in our 2023 launch release. The company is veteran-owned and holds an Ohio Level 1 cultivator license, won in 2021 after two denied applications and a court fight.
Read the briefYes. King City Gardens is Jeeter's sole manufacturing partner in Ohio, as Hoodline reported in July 2026 citing Axios. Local reporting counted 60 new jobs and 3 to 4 million dollars invested.
Read the briefKing City Gardens products are sold through licensed dispensaries across Ohio, among them early wholesale partners such as Guaranteed Dispensary in Dayton, which profiled our flower for its patients in 2024. Menus change, so check a store's menu before you visit.
Read the briefAs co-founder Caveh Azadeh told Richland Source in November 2025, our Level I cultivation license came with three dispensary licenses and we bought three more, for six. Our October 2025 release said five more licenses beyond Camp Washington were secured across Ohio.
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Our cultivation operations are growing. New facilities, expanded capacity, and a wider product reach — all rooted in the same Cincinnati commitment to quality.
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Two of Ohio's most respected names in cannabis come together for a limited edition cultivar that honors shared craft and community.
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Our growth and impact earn a spot among the region's most significant manufacturers — a milestone for Ohio's cannabis industry.
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