Hoodline crowns a Cincy king, and does the market math
Hoodline pulled the Jeeter story together from Axios, the Business Courier, WCPO and the company release, then set it against how fast Ohio's market is growing.
Jeeter Crowns Cincy Weed King As Forest Park Grower Snags Exclusive Deal
Launch art: King City Gardens and Jeeter
The short version
Hoodline reported on July 22, 2026 that King City Gardens became Jeeter's sole Ohio manufacturing partner, citing Axios. The story says the Forest Park grower added about 50 employees and expected to reach about 80, with Jeeter launching first at The Garden before statewide distribution.
The market math
Why a national brand wanted an Ohio maker
Forest Park headcount
About 50 addedHeading to about 80
190dual-use dispensaries in Ohio, about
Ohio non-medical sales, 2025
$836M
Medical and adult-use together cleared a billion, per Hoodline.
Drawn for The Garden Press
Hiring figures from Axios; 2025 sales from the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control; dispensary count from Axios. All as cited by Hoodline on July 22, 2026.
What Hoodline reported
Hoodline's angle is the headline: a national pre-roll brand picking a Cincinnati grower makes that grower the local king. Under the pun is a well-sourced roundup.
Citing Axios, it reports that King City Gardens is Jeeter's only manufacturing partner in Ohio, added roughly 50 workers in recent months and expected to grow to about 80 as production ramps. It credits months of work expanding cultivation and processing capacity.
“a defining moment”
Caveh Azadeh, Co-founder, King City Gardens, on the partnership
Then the context. Hoodline cites state figures for about 836 million dollars in non-medical sales in 2025, with medical and adult-use together past a billion, and Axios for about 190 dual-use dispensaries. That is the market Jeeter wanted a local maker for.
The plan it describes matches the release: an exclusive first weekend at The Garden, then distribution to licensed Ohio shops.
What it means at the counter
1
Made in Ohio: King City Gardens manufactures Jeeter for the state.
2
First weekend was a Garden exclusive, then the product went statewide.
3
Growth at the Forest Park site means more local jobs.
