Author: Meghan Thompson
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Cannabis Science Conference Returns to Baltimore With Goal To Make Pot Science ‘Accessible’
The sixth annual Cannabis Science Conference (CSC) is slated to return to the Baltimore Convention Center on Sept. 14 and 15 to showcase the latest scientific developments and innovation in the world of medical pot. The event will host more than 120 vendors with the goal of “advancing cannabis science.” Exhibitions will span four sectors…
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Maryland NORML Said It Won’t Support a Legalization Ballot Measure if It Doesn’t Protect Home Grow
At a Aug. 6 meeting, the Maryland chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) decided they would not support a ballot measure to legalize cannabis in 2022 if the accompanying legislation does not permit residents to grow it themselves at home. The chapter meeting comes two weeks after the House…
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Goodness Growth Holdings Expands Into Maryland’s Cannabis Industry Amid Psychedelics Research Partnership With Johns Hopkins
Goodness Growth Holdings, formerly known as Vireo Health, announced its $8 million purchase of Charm City Medicus dispensary in Baltimore earlier this month marking the acquisition of it’s second dispensary in Maryland. Upon the deal closing, Charm City Medicus will begin operating under the company’s dispensary brand “Green Goods.” The other Green Goods location opened…
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Maryland Speaker of the House Supports Cannabis Legalization Referendum in 2022. This Could Have Passed Years Ago.
Maryland’s House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne Jones (D) announced last week she supports a ballot referendum to legalize cannabis in 2022. If cannabis legalization was posed as a question on the 2022 ballot, it would be likely to pass considering the growing majority of Maryland residents that have favored legalization since 2015, according to an…
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‘High and Holy’: Baltimore City Baptist Church Holds Conversation About Cannabis Legalization
Last week, the marquee sign in front of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Baltimore displayed a message in support of the Olympic sprinter who was barred from competition after testing positive for THC: “Sha’carri Richardson you are still that girl #Legalize.” the sign read. In his blog, the church’s Reverend Dr. Heber Brown III said…
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Montgomery County Residents Describe Cannabis-Related Racial Profiling by Police
Montgomery County is heralded as one of Maryland’s more diverse counties in the state—it is also one of the top twenty richest counties by median income in the United States—but when the Montgomery County Police Advisory Commission held a public forum at their meeting on June 14, residents of color found themselves telling different versions…
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Maryland Cannabis Companies Face Exorbitant Fees To Access Banking Services
If you’ve ever used a debit card at a Maryland dispensary, it’s more than likely that the company has a bank account opened with one of the three banks in Maryland that services the cannabis industry: Severn Bank, Bulldog Federal Credit Union, or the newest addition—CFG Bank. Out of more than 80 different banks in…
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In Maryland, Dispensaries Are Healthcare Settings And Still Require You Wear A Mask
Last month, Governor Larry Hogan lifted the statewide mask mandate in Maryland with three exceptions: schools, public transportation, and healthcare settings. This includes medical cannabis dispensaries. In Maryland, all dispensary visitors (regardless of their vaccination status) are still required to wear a mask while inside any cannabis storefront across the state. Maryland’s updated mask mandate…
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You’ve Reached The Voice Mailbox Of—The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission
If you need to get in touch with the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission, there are two phone numbers to call listed on their website. Whether or not someone picks up the phone is a different story. The Outlaw Report called both numbers on May 25 during business hours. Each time, an automated message played warning…
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Welcome To Maryland, Trulieve: Massive Cannabis MSO Enters Md. Market Following Record-Breaking Deal
One of the cannabis industry’s biggest companies is coming to Maryland by way of a $2.1 billion acquisition, the largest merger deal in the cannabis industry to-date. Trulieve Cannabis Corp. is a multistate operator (MSO) that dominates the Florida medical cannabis market. Last week, Trulieve announced they would be purchasing Harvest Health and Recreation, Arizona’s…
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Maryland Appeals Court Rules Police Cannot Search Someone Just Because They Smell Cannabis
Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals released a decision last month ruling that the smell of cannabis by itself does not provide reasonable suspicion of criminal activity, making it illegal for police officers to use the smell of cannabis as a legal cause to stop and search an individual. This ruling ties six-year-old loose ends in…
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Maryland NORML Files Complaint Against Culta; Calls For License Removal
The director of Maryland NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) submitted a complaint last week to the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission (MMCC), petitioning to have Culta’s cannabis licenses revoked for violating advertising guidelines. Maryland law prohibits medical cannabis businesses from advertising products in a way that: Displays the use of cannabis, including…