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Maryland’s recreational cannabis market is set to launch this summer. What can it learn from other states?

In November, Maryland became the 20th state to legalize adult-use recreational cannabis.

Maryland follows states such as Colorado and Washington, which each legalized in 2012. Medical cannabis became available in Maryland in 2017.

“The world of legalized cannabis, it changes daily, and comparing it to what it was in 2014 or 2012, it’s a different world,” said Justin Tepe, a lawyer at Baltimore law firm Goodell DeVries who works with cannabis companies.

“When you look at what a state like California, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, those are the established markets that we can actually look and see: ‘Okay, here are problems that arose that we can try and avoid by starting this differently.’”

Here’s where Maryland is taking cues from other states, and where legislators hope to pave the way.

Staving off gray markets

Getting some recreational dispensaries operating by July 1 is a key part the legislation passed by Maryland’s House of Delegates and making its way through the state Senate as lawmakers hope to avoid illicit sales gaining a foothold in the market like in New York.

Almost two years after passing its equity-focused recreational law, New York opened its first adult-use dispensary and approved licenses for dozens more late last year, but cannabis companies still expressed concern about unlicensed sellers. [Read More @ The Baltimore Sun]

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