Maryland cannabis regulators have slapped Evermore Cannabis Company with a two-year conditional probation and a $50,000 fine following an internal investigation that revealed a history of untracked, untested, and oversized product giveaways to company staff.
According to a Consent Order finalized by the Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA) on July 31, 2026, the Baltimore-based grower repeatedly violated state limits governing “employee samples,” distributing untracked loose flower in quantities that far exceeded legal personal possession caps.
Dozens of Compliance Violations
The administrative charges stem from an unannounced MCA inspection on October 17, 2025, at Evermore’s facility on Girard Avenue.
When regulators conducted an audit of METRC—the state’s mandatory seed-to-sale tracking database—for transactions occurring between July and October 2025, they uncovered 24 distinct instances of non-compliant sample distributions:
- Excessive Quantities: Under Maryland regulations, single employee samples are intended strictly for product education and cannot exceed state personal possession caps (1.5 ounces, or ~42.5 grams, of flower). Regulators found Evermore workers received sample batches ranging from 44 grams to 246 grams.
- Self-Dispensing: The company’s inventory manager, identified in documents as Agent EF, logged six transactions where she dispensed loose flower directly to herself in quantities ranging from 45.75 to 150 grams. State law strictly prohibits license holders or inventory managers from dispensing cannabis to themselves.
- Untested and Unpackaged: None of the 24 sample batches had undergone mandatory independent compliance lab testing prior to distribution. Additionally, the flower was handed out loose, lacking required child-resistant, opaque packaging and mandatory health warnings.
Settlement and Remediation
To avoid a formal evidentiary hearing, Evermore agreed to sign a Consent Order accepting responsibility for 102 individual regulatory infractions.
Under the terms executed by Evermore Chief Operating Officer Eric Radz and signed by MCA Director Tabatha Robinson, the cultivator must:
- Serve a two-year probation period on its grower license (GA-23-00011).
- Pay a $50,000 civil penalty in 10 monthly installments of $5,000.
- Submit quarterly audit logs of all employee sampling to state oversight officers.
- Require all incoming employees to complete mandatory compliance training on state possession limits within 15 days of hire.
Evermore noted in the order that following the initial October inspection, it overhauled its operating procedures, enacted weekly internal METRC audits, conducted corrective training for the inventory manager, and established an internal employee compliance portal.
The company may petition the MCA to terminate its probation 60 days early if it remains in full compliance with state rules.
