Category: Maryland
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The Outlaw Report Podcast: Prosecutorial Power in Prince George’s County
This week’s headlines: Washington D.C.’s mayor pushed for social equity, Virginia has stark choices for governor, and and Maryland still requires masks in dispensaries. Then, The Outlaw Report Podcast host Scott Cecil is joined by Prince George’s County public defender Stanford Fraser, who recently announced he was running for for State’s Attorney. Scott and Fraser…
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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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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…
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Maryland Cannabis Industry Grew By 40 Percent in 2020
2020 was a catastrophic year for many (if not most) businesses in the U.S. but not for cannabis. The national cannabis industry was able to not only sustain—but significantly increase—sales nationwide amid a global pandemic, Maryland included. Between April 2020 and April 2021, Maryland’s medical cannabis dispensaries sold $500 million worth of cannabis. Monthly sales…
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Maryland General Assembly Failed To Legalize Gun Ownership For Medical Cannabis Users…Again
Federal law currently prohibits cannabis users from purchasing or possessing firearms —regardless of state law and even if they have a medical cannabis card. Maryland requires background checks for all firearm sales…including those through unlicensed retailers, also known as the “gun show” loophole. Because gun retailers are licensed by the ATF—and federal law prohibits cannabis…
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420 Events in MD, Virginia, and D.C. (2021)
Note: This article was published in 2021. Follow this link to check out 420 events for 2022. Maryland 4/20 – Cali Vibes hosted by Jahfarii & Dj Suplex. The Garage, 6 East Lafayette Avenue Baltimore. 7pm-11pm. LINK. 4/20 – Got 5 On It: Game Night – 420 Edition!. Virtual event presented by Explore Maryland Cannabis.…
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What I Learned In My Year As A Budtender
I felt somewhat embarrassed that my first job out of college was as a budtender. Not that I wasn’t grateful for such a cool job, but I held a grudge about graduating college into a global pandemic with a degree in journalism that I wouldn’t be using (shocker). I felt I was disappointing my parents…
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Why Some Maryland Cannabis Users Are Boycotting Culta
The two cannabis legalization bills that were submitted to the Maryland General Assembly will not receive a vote this session, a consequence of a pandemic-packed agenda and lawmakers’ inability to resolve small but crucial differences between the two bills. In an interview with The Outlaw Report, Del. Jazz Lewis, sponsor of the House legalization bill…
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The Outlaw Report Podcast: Sweet 16—New York & New Mexico Legalize
The Outlaw Report podcast host Scott Cecil is joined by friend of the show and cannabis policy expert on Capitol Hill, Mike Liszewski, to talk about cannabis legalization in New York and New Mexico, the 15th and 16th states, respectively, to legalize cannabis for adult use. They go on to discuss the theoretical prospect of…
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Police Call About Teens Smoking Cannabis Leads to Excessive Force Settlement
A police call that began with teenagers smoking cannabis in a convenience store ended with one of the teens’ grandparents being thrown to the ground by police resulting in a $45,000 settlement. The settlement was approved this week by Baltimore City’s Board of Estimates who detailed the May 7, 2016 incident in which 56 year-old…