Category: Maryland
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Dispensary Data Breach Introduces Unique Problems for Cannabis Patients
Amedicanna in Halethorpe, Maryland was one of three dispensaries in the United States affected by a data breach, according to a report by internet privacy researchers and “ethical hackers” vpnMentor. The data breach consisted of information stored by THSuite, “a point-of-sale system in the cannabis industry,” and was discovered on December 24 when vpnMentor found…
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Maryland Cannabis News in 2019 Revolved Around Racial Equity
This article is part of a three-part series that summarizes notable moments in cannabis from 2019 for Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. “This is really, really complicated,” State Senator and co-chair of The Maryland General Assembly’s Marijuana Legalization Workgroup Bill Ferguson said back in June. He was talking about unpacking the contingencies, exceptions, and all…
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Del. Gabriel Acevero Gets A Hearing On His Forward-Looking Weed Legalization Bill, With Little Fanfare
Maryland Del. Gabriel Acevero made his case on Tuesday for a sweeping cannabis legalization bill that would automatically expunge records for many nonviolent drug offenses, as well as allow for the home cultivation of up to 24 mature cannabis plants. But only one other person showed up to testify in favor of it – a…
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Catch the Smoke: Dec. 26, 2023 First denial for I-71 gifting store In the last days of 2023, ABC released the year’s final dispositions on the license applications. Four more businesses were approved including a testing laboratory. But, more significantly the first complete denial of an unlicensed applicant was cemented. LOCAL’D was denied their application…