Medical marijuana dispensary site causes controversy in Annapolis stat : WBAL-TV

The issue is the future medical marijuana location sits south of Route 50. Several companies are seeking approval in Anne Arundel County, but this one is the first with an approved permit. The dispensary, to be located in the 2000 block of West Street, will be a place where prescription holders are allowed to shop and buy medical marijuana. Some residents, officials say location too close to homes, schoolsAnne Arundel County will likely soon get its first medical marijuana dispensary, but not everyone is happy about it. The law wasn't particularly clear."This led to an unintended gray area in the law, and the future medical marijuana dispensary owners Advanced Alternative Therapies found the loophole.




Lawmakers on the Maine Legislature's Caffeine Legalization Implementation Committee also are debating whether individuals involved in the state's medical marijuana industry should be given preference when regular retail sales licensing begins next year. But the state is not required to begin accepting applications for retail marijuana sales licenses until February 2018 in order to give agencies and lawmakers time to draft rules and enforcement policies. Maine won't be treading new ground if it allows medical marijuana businesses to get into the recreational marketplace first. Both Colorado and Oregon gave preference to established medical marijuana businesses, and Nevada plans to begin allowing medical marijuana shops to sell to the recreational markets this July, six months before retail shops open. AUGUSTA — Medical marijuana dispensaries and caregivers are quietly lobbying state lawmakers to allow them to sell pot to recreational users before retail cannabis stores open in Maine next year.


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