ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- A medical-marijuana regulations panel in Maryland delayed a vote Tuesday in order to take a second look at fees for growers, dispensers and patients, which critics say are too high.
The commission, which has been criticized for taking too long to finalize regulations, also has added marijuana extracts to the regulations, so patients could ingest the drug without smoking, after receiving input from the public. Maryland passed legislation this year authorizing 15 licensed marijuana growers after a medical-marijuana law approved in 2013 stalled.
"I'm encouraged to hear that they are changing some of the fee structure because, for me, that fee structure was onerous and prohibitive, and would create another layer of the haves and the have-nots, and regular people would not be able to have access to medical marijuana, because your health insurance doesn't cover it," said Delegate Cheryl Glenn, a Baltimore Democrat who is a leading advocate for the law. "So, I'm encouraged, but I'm concerned as well, because I haven't seen anything."
Fees for marijuana growers have been initially set at $250,000 every two years. The fee for dispensaries is $80,000 every two years. Qualifying patients would have to pay $100 for an identification card, plus the cost for marijuana.
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5 comments:
Fees - these guys want their hands in everyone's pies!
Are they going to regulate the price, too? Wait, they've already increased it by levying these "fees".
Come on people, this is Md. If it ain't illegal, there is a tax on it.
Nice to see these politicians caring about patients who need it. Oh wait, that wasn't brought up once. All that is being discussed is how much the state makes on it. And go figure.
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