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Friday, November 13, 2015

Maryland gets 882 license applications for medical marijuana

ANNAPOLIS, Md. —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. Licenses initially had been slated to be issued in 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.

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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Let's see where the money leads when these licenses are issued.

Anonymous said...

$17 a gram for some bunk that isn't even covered under health insurance lol

Anonymous said...

do not push the date back. Get it done now and on time.

Anonymous said...

"medical" yeah sure

Anonymous said...

Will Medicare cover my costs for a prescription?

Anonymous said...

If it's like Colorado it's not bunk and insurance will cover it.

Anonymous said...

It's coming, like it or not, and those who take the risk of starting a grow facility and creating good paying jobs, will be the ones rolling in dough as it should be. Others will whine and want to tax it to death like cigarettes, because they missed out on a great investment.

Anonymous said...

2;09 How do you think Colorado is getting its money? Taxes!
The state of Maryland needs to start to look how this will be taxed.
I do believe the counties and cities will be impacted and their cost will go up. And yes this is just the beginning