Maryland’s Plan To Diversify Its Medical Marijuana Market Could Backfire March 12, 2018 AggregatedNews Maryland 0 Comments For months, Maryland lawmakers have planned to address the lack of diversity in the state’s nascent medical marijuana industry by offering more licenses. A new round of licensing was supposed to give the black-owned firms that were all but shut… Read More→
In It’s First Week, Maryland Is Running Out Of Medical Marijuana December 6, 2017 AggregatedNews Maryland 0 Comments Maryland’s medical marijuana dispensaries finally opened this week after years of delay, but many are running out of the drug as limited supply is struggling to keep up with high demand. Five of seven licensed dispensaries that started selling the drug in… Read More→
Medical Marijuana Sales Have Officially Begun In Maryland December 4, 2017 AggregatedNews Maryland 0 Comments At least 200 would-be customers were lined up outside Rockville’s first medical marijuana dispensary Friday afternoon when one of the owners announced that a cannabis shipment — including elixirs, tablets and flowers — had arrived. Bill Askinazi promised that everyone… Read More→
First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Set To Open In Maryland November 22, 2017 AggregatedNews Maryland 0 Comments SALISBURY, Md.-Â The first medical marijuana dispensary on the Eastern Shore of Maryland could open within weeks in Salisbury. Other dispensaries are preparing to open as well, possibly next year. They will all do so with a unique set of challenges.… Read More→
Medical Marijuana May Not Arrive in Maryland If Congress Doesn’t Take Action October 11, 2017 AggregatedNews Maryland 0 Comments Maryland’s medical marijuana program, finally about to launch, could remain grounded if Congress fails to extend limits on federal prosecutions for using and selling the drug. Under pressure from the anti-cannabis Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the House of Representatives is balking… Read More→
Worried About Feds, University of Maryland’s School of Pharmacy Cancels Medical Marijuana Courses September 19, 2017 AggregatedNews Maryland 0 Comments Citing legal concerns, the University of Maryland’s School of Pharmacy has canceled plans to offer training for those who work in the medical marijuana industry, After consulting with the Maryland attorney general’s office, the university asked pharmacy school officials to… Read More→
Maryland Adds Eight New Medical Marijuana Growers August 16, 2017 AggregatedNews Maryland 0 Comments Maryland’s medical marijuana regulators approved final licenses for eight growing companies on Monday, allowing them to start cultivating the drug. Several companies said they are ready to begin growing immediately, while others say they will take weeks to get started.… Read More→
Maryland Judge Places Temporary Halt on Medical Marijuana Program May 26, 2017 AggregatedNews Maryland 0 Comments Maryland’s medical marijuana program faces a potential new delay after a judge Thursday ordered a temporary halt to the program pending a hearing as part of a lawsuit that alleges regulators failed to consider racial diversity in licensing businesses. Baltimore… Read More→
Maryland Medical Marijuana Grower on the Verge of Cultivation Despite Controversy May 1, 2017 AggregatedNews Cultivation, Maryland 0 Comments Since lawmakers approved medical marijuana in Maryland, the nascent industry has been mired in legal and political controversy. A judge is deciding whether the state improperly awarded licenses to grow and process the plant. Black lawmakers said minorities didn't have… Read More→
Maryland Lawmakers Look for Diversity in Medical Marijuana Licenses March 31, 2017 AggregatedNews Maryland 0 Comments ANNAPOLIS — The president of the Maryland Senate is sponsoring a bill to increase diversity in medical-marijuana grower licenses after a spate of other legislation addressing the issue failed to gain traction in the Maryland General Assembly. The bill, sponsored… Read More→
Lawmakers Want Maryland to Be Next in Recreational Marijuana January 31, 2017 AggregatedNews Maryland 0 Comments A group of Democratic lawmakers in Maryland want the state to join a growing number of others that have legalized marijuana for recreational use, taxing and regulating sales of the drug similar to the way the state deals with alcohol.… Read More→
Maryland Cannabis Commission Attempts to Diversify State’s Medical Marijuana Industry With Diversity Consultant November 28, 2016 AggregatedNews Maryland 0 Comments The Maryland Cannabis Commission announced Monday it will hire a consultant to review what steps — if any — it could take to improve diversity in the state's nascent medical marijuana industry. Among other tasks, the consultant will determine if… Read More→
Maryland Lawmakers: Diversity Is a Must as Medical Marijuana Applications Come In September 14, 2016 AggregatedNews Maryland 0 Comments Maryland’s black state lawmakers are weighing options to ensure that the state’s nascent medical marijuana industry includes its fair share of minority-owned businesses. The Legislative Black Caucus, which comprises 45 of the General Assembly’s 188 members, has criticized the lack… Read More→