Who won Maryland’s social equity cannabis lottery? Over 200 new licensees starting businesses.

October 18, 2024
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A cohort of new cannabis licensees in Maryland are facing their first hurdles and finding their identities as they set out on an 18-month venture to get their business up and running. The 205 prospective businesses were selected at random…

Recreational cannabis tax revenue jumped by 52% in Maryland this spring, comptroller’s office says

September 25, 2024
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Maryland collected over $22.3 million in tax revenue from recreational cannabis sales this spring, marking an increase of more than 52% over the previous quarter, according to the state comptroller’s office. The bump comes as adult-use cannabis sales steadily increase following the…

Maryland’s illicit cannabis market still ‘alive and well’ after legalization

It’s been more than a year since Maryland flipped a switch, turning the state’s string of medical cannabis stores into retailers open to anyone 21 and older. Ahead of the rollout made possible by a ballot referendum, lawmakers deftly set regulations…

A year after Maryland approved recreational cannabis, sales are booming but health concerns linger

A year ago, there were still plenty of unknowns in Maryland’s cannabis industry. Medical cannabis businesses, now cleared to participate in the newly approved recreational market, had to gauge what would happen when they opened their doors to all adults 21…

Is Maryland Governor Wes Moore Blowing Smoke or Fire?

While the cannabis and hemp industries have been mostly (and rightly) fixated with goings-on at the federal level, the states are where cannabis policy is enacted and where the regulatory impact of cannabis policies is truly felt, for better and…

In historic move, Maryland Governor Wes Moore issues pardons for over 175K misdemeanor cannabis convictions

Gov. Wes Moore issued more than 175,000 pardons for misdemeanor cannabis possession and use convictions Monday morning — one of the largest state-issued pardons in United States history. “We’ll be clear: This is just a step — this is not…

A thriving Black woman-owned cannabis business meets suburban resistance

Hope Wiseman is exactly whom Maryland leaders envisioned supporting when cannabis equity became a state initiative. In Prince George’s County, more dispensaries make some residents and lawmakers shudder. The former investment banker sometimes sits in the driver’s seat of her…

After voting to legalize weed, Marylanders are mixed on impact, poll finds

Voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure in 2022 to allow recreational cannabis sales, but a March poll shows mixed feelings Maryland voters resoundingly approved legalizing recreational marijuana but are divided over the impact as recreational use approaches the one-year mark, according to…

Maryland’s ‘social equity’ cannabis lottery is today. Here’s how it works.

Hundreds of hopeful entrepreneurs will learn on Thursday if they’re one step closer to starting a cannabis business in Maryland, a state-regulated industry experts have estimated could take in more than $1 billion in annual sales. Each of the more…

8 of 10 weed firms seeking equity licenses in Md. are minority- or woman-owned

February 12, 2024
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Eligible applicants learned on Friday that they had advanced to a lottery expected to take place in March Just over 1,700 people applied for a cannabis license in Maryland’s first round designed to foster social equity, which lawmakers championed as…

Should marijuana odor be enough to prompt police pullover? Maryland GOP says yes

January 24, 2024
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Republicans are pushing to repeal a controversial Maryland law that prohibits police from pulling over and searching drivers simply because they smell of marijuana, but Democratic leaders say they aren’t interested in dramatic changes to the state’s cannabis legislation this year. Senate…

Marijuana on the Menu: The growing trend of cannabis-infused dinner parties in Maryland

November 21, 2023
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Marijuana is on track to be a billion-dollar business in Maryland after the state legalized recreational use almost five months ago. Entrepreneurs are taking advantage of the demand—including for private dinner parties where the food is infused with cannabis. WJZ Investigator…

Maryland Cannabis Administration opens social equity round of business license applications

November 15, 2023
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The application process for Maryland’s first round of cannabis business licenses, set aside for social equity candidates, opened Monday after over 1,000 people were granted the status. As part of the Cannabis Reform Act of 2023, the state established at…

As more states legalize cannabis, the market for seeds is in full bloom

October 17, 2023
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On 1 August, Minnesota became the latest state to legalize recreational cannabis use. That very same day, residents began to hit up Jim Cramond’s store, Strains of the Earth, clamoring for weed. But not just any type of weed – they were…

It’s legal again to buy delta-8 in Maryland — for now

Three months after a state law effectively banned Maryland stores from selling some delta-8 and other hemp-derived products, a state judge gave the industry a lifeline Thursday, ordering an injunction that temporarily lifts restrictions on their sale. For several years,…

Recreational cannabis tax revenue jumped by 52% in Maryland this spring, comptroller’s office says

Maryland’s illicit cannabis market still ‘alive and well’ after legalization

A year after Maryland approved recreational cannabis, sales are booming but health concerns linger

Is Maryland Governor Wes Moore Blowing Smoke or Fire?

In historic move, Maryland Governor Wes Moore issues pardons for over 175K misdemeanor cannabis convictions

A thriving Black woman-owned cannabis business meets suburban resistance

After voting to legalize weed, Marylanders are mixed on impact, poll finds

Should marijuana odor be enough to prompt police pullover? Maryland GOP says yes

Marijuana on the Menu: The growing trend of cannabis-infused dinner parties in Maryland

As more states legalize cannabis, the market for seeds is in full bloom

It’s legal again to buy delta-8 in Maryland — for now

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