Maryland

Legislation to legalize adult-use cannabis in Maryland has officially stalled for the year after failing to make it out of committee.

Kevin Ford is the founder and CEO of Uplift National, a cannabis industry education platform and resource for entrepreneurs.

According to a recent poll, two-thirds of Maryland residents support legalizing adult-use cannabis in the state.

Alvin Edwards is the founder of Fruits of Our Labor, which hires former prisoners to provide professional services; David Moss is the chief development officer for cannabis dispensary From the Earth. Together, they have created an equity-building partnership in cannabis.

Maryland’s House Judiciary Committee yesterday considered legislation that would legalize adult-use cannabis, establish sweeping social equity provisions for the industry, and release prisoners currently serving time for cannabis crimes.

According to the Leaflink 2020 Wholesale Cannabis Pricing Guide, wholesale flower prices increased 18% nationwide last year while edibles/ingestibles saw an 11% price decrease.

Medical cannabis industry workers in Maryland will be eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine under a recent Medical Cannabis Commission directive.

Jen Jackson is the founder and CEO of Be Jubie, a Baltimore-based CBD brand with a focus on wellness, restoration, education, and social justice.

Maryland cannabis regulators have concluded their investigation into the state’s review process for medical cannabis license applications, finding “no evidence of bias” or influence by a former official who was prosecuted for accepting bribes.

The Maryland University of Integrative Health is officially the second university in the state to launch a graduate program in cannabis science.

A former Baltimore lawmaker admitted to accepting bribes related to cannabis, alcohol, and opioid regulations. She was recently sentenced to two years in prison.

Due to a recent ruling, the smell of cannabis alone will no longer be grounds for arrest in Maryland. The ruling does not prevent officers from searching a vehicle based on the smell of cannabis, however.

Recent data released by the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission shows that just 10 percent of the state’s cannabis industry investors are people of color.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) vetoed a bill last week that would have blocked some cannabis convictions from public view.

A Maryland medical cannabis dispensary owner has filed a lawsuit against the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission over the agency’s refusal to allow out-of-state residents to obtain a state medical cannabis ID.

The Maryland town of Hancock is being forced to pay back a $600,000 federal renovation loan after the town rented the rehabbed facility to a medical cannabis company.

Data shows that Maryland’s medical cannabis industry has generated about $21.7 million in tax revenue for the state.

Cannabis regulators in Maryland plan to hire private firms to investigate the state’s licensing review process and to verify information contained in the applications submitted by high-ranking businesses.

The East Coast’s first commercial outdoor cannabis crop has been harvested in Maryland; licensed producers in the area typically grow indoors and in greenhouses.

A hemp farm in Whitefield, Maine has opened its doors as a pick-your-own establishment; it’s the first farm in Maine to do so and is believed to be the second publicly accessible hemp farm in the nation.

Maryland’s latest medical cannabis licensing round has been delayed due to an allegedly flawed application process that blocked many applicants from submitting all of the necessary materials on time.

The executive director of Maryland’s Medical Cannabis Commission has resigned as regulators are in the process of awarding 14 new cultivation and processing licenses with the goal of increasing the industry’s diversity.

In a unanimous ruling, the Maryland Court of Appeals said that police cannot use cannabis odor alone as justification for conducting a personal search during a vehicle stop; vehicle searches, however, are still allowed.

The legislative task force assigned to consider the logistics of adult-use cannabis legalization in Maryland has convened for the first time; the task force’s findings will influence whether or not Maryland pursues adult-use legislation next year or turns the issue over to voters via a ballot initiative.