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Home 🌿 Marijuana Politics 🌿 Maryland gets 882 license applications for medical marijuana 🌿Maryland gets 882 license applications for medical marijuana
A large number of applications to grow or dispense medical marijuana in Maryland will delay the program's rollout, the executive director of a state commission said Thursday.
The commission announced it received 882 applications for grower, processor and dispenser licenses by a Nov. 6 deadline. Hannah Byron, the executive director of the Maryland medical Cannabis Commission, said the panel will extend the application review period and modify the timeline. The commission had estimated the first stage of the application review would be complete by mid-January.
"The commission will provide an updated program schedule in the near future," Byron said.
Byron also said the high number of applications will ensure the commission has a strong pool of qualified candidates and that the program will be self-funded, as intended by the Legislature.
Most of the applications, about 705, were for dispenser licenses. However, the numbers were driven higher, because a significant number...
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