Maryland medical cannabis regulators are set to award preliminary licenses to open medical marijuana dispensaries on Nov. 28, to the ire of a Maryland lawmaker challenging the state over a lack of racial diversity in the burgeoning industry.
The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission will meet in Ellicott City to authorize retail marijuana sales based on applications scored by third-party experts, with the identities of the owners redacted. The meeting, originally set for Monday, was delayed a week.
The agency plans to reveal the identities of the winners Dec. 9.
Del. Cheryl D. Glenn (D-Baltimore), chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, objects to the commission authorizing additional business operations after lawmakers implored it to halt the program until the panel deals with what critics are calling the underrepresentation of African Americans in the industry.
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The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission will meet in Ellicott City to authorize retail marijuana sales based on applications scored by third-party experts, with the identities of the owners redacted. The meeting, originally set for Monday, was delayed a week.
The agency plans to reveal the identities of the winners Dec. 9.
Del. Cheryl D. Glenn (D-Baltimore), chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, objects to the commission authorizing additional business operations after lawmakers implored it to halt the program until the panel deals with what critics are calling the underrepresentation of African Americans in the industry.
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