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Maryland Hemp businesses ‘feel left out’ as cannabis legalization gets closer: ‘It’s heartbreaking’

May 9, 2023
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BALTIMORE (WBFF) — The dreary day matched the uneasy mood inside Andrea Grant’s Bethesda Health and Wellness store as she opens for business one Wednesday morning, awaiting the customers of the day while also awaiting news on what could come next…

The Maryland General Assembly takes its first step toward cannabis regulation. Here’s what’s in the new bill.

February 8, 2023
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After months of anticipation, members of the General Assembly, lobbyists, business owners and potential license holders can finally start to pore over the details of how Maryland will enter the recreational cannabis industry. House Ways and Means Chair Vanessa Atterbeary…

Are Experts’ Warnings About Delta-8 Really Being Heeded by States? (UPDATED)

January 19, 2023
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A report released last week recommending the regulation of "hemp-derived non-delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol products" in Maryland would seem to be a good thing. Its issuance is already being characterized as a call-to-action for the legislature to act. The 134-page report by the…

Maryland is preparing to regulate Delta-8 and other hemp-derived products

January 16, 2023
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The state of Maryland released a report this week that could have a major impact on the cannabis industry and that of its upstart little sibling: Delta-8 THC. Like many first children, Maryland’s medical cannabis industry has had to follow…

Operator’s Guide to Maryland and Missouri Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization

By Peter S. Murphy, Attorney at Saul Ewing On November 8, 2022, Maryland and Missouri residents voted to legalize adult-use cannabis. Similar ballot measures failed in North Dakota, South Dakota and Arkansas, leaving some to wonder whether the overall result is…

After election, marijuana advocates look to next states

Law-abiding marijuana enthusiasts could find themselves in a bit of a predicament following voter approval of a recreational cannabis initiative in Missouri. Though it soon will become legal for adults to possess and ingest cannabis, it could take a couple…

Voters approve recreational marijuana in Maryland, Missouri

November 9, 2022
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Voters approved recreational marijuana in Maryland and Missouri but rejected it in two other states, signaling support gradually growing for legalization even in conservative parts of the country. The results mean that 21 states have…

Curio Wellness: Maryland’s Thriving Family Business is Expanding

September 13, 2022
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Curio Wellness is a leading Maryland-based vertical cannabis company co-founded in 2014 by CEO Michael Bronfein and his daughter, Wendy, currently the Chief Brand Officer and Director of Public Policy. Another daughter and a son also work in crucial roles…

CULTA is Mining the Maryland Medical Market

September 1, 2022
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CULTA is a Bethesda, Maryland-based vertically integrated cannabis company founded by Mackie Barch and Matt Bickel to achieve a specific goal. Per the company, the pair “vowed in 2017 to create a Maryland-based, craft cannabis brand that focuses on product…

Black Baltimore has largely been left out of Maryland’s marijuana industry. Here’s how some are pushing to fix that.

Medical cannabis has grown into a $600-million-a-year industry in Maryland since the first pre-rolled joint was sold legally in 2017, but Black Baltimoreans are largely left out. Baltimore, which is 62% Black, has 10 dispensaries. Some are locally owned. Others…

Recreational marijuana bill advances in Maryland House

February 24, 2022
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland House advanced legislation Wednesday to legalize recreational marijuana in the state, if voters approve a constitutional amendment in November. The House gave preliminary approval to two separate measures. The first would put the matter…

Marijuana legalization proposed in Maryland Legislature

February 25, 2021
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A bill essentially legalizing recreational use of cannabis in Maryland would be an important step toward addressing social equity and racial injustices, advocates said. “This is the year we are talking about equity,” Del. Jazz Lewis, D-Prince George’s, sponsor of…

Baltimore County neighbors want restrictions on industrial hemp farming

February 25, 2020
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Some Baltimore County residents have complained for months of an overpowering stench coming from an industrial hemp farm. They said the odor would cling to their clothes, cause headaches and drift through open windows. The farm, tucked off Broadway Road…

Former Md. lawmaker Cheryl Glenn charged with bribery, fraud

December 25, 2019
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Veteran Maryland lawmaker Cheryl D. Glenn built her reputation in Annapolis fighting to legalize medical marijuana and trying to ensure that minorities secured licenses to participate in the multibillion-dollar industry. She was the lead sponsor of the bill that created…

Maryland task force begins work on potential legalization of marijuana

Should marijuana be legalized in Maryland? How should it be taxed? What impact would legalization have on crime rates and residents’ health? A Maryland General Assembly task force on Tuesday began its work on studying possible legalization of cannabis for…