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The General Assembly takes its first step toward cannabis regulation. Here’s what’s in the new bill.
The bill to set up Maryland's recreational cannabis industry is a whopping 88 pages. Here’s what you need to know about what’s inside.
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A nationwide "village" movement helps seniors remain connected as they age, and the version in Baltimore County opens that opportunity to members from around the globe.
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Recreational cannabis sales would be taxed at 6% for the fiscal year starting July 1 in Maryland. That's when possession of up to 1.5 ounces becomes legal.
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View visualizations of Maryland COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, deaths, testing, positivity rate and vaccinations.
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Maryland state senators are considering a bill that would bar warrantless vehicle searches by police that are based solely on the odor of cannabis.
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Welcome to The Baltimore Sun’s 25 Black Marylanders to Watch for 2023. To celebrate Black History Month, we’ve assembled a group of people whose fortitude, leadership, artistry and efforts to uplift Baltimore and the state of Maryland make them worth watching.
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With the 2023 Maryland legislative session about three weeks old, health care advocates and lawmakers announced a five-piece legislative agenda Tuesday that they hope will close remaining gaps in the state’s health insurance marketplace.
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At the Tuerk House substance abuse treatment center, executive director Bernard Gyebi-Foster hopes a gleaming new expansion sends a message to Baltimore residents who need it: "You are worth all of this.”
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A group of recent Johns Hopkins Business School graduates developed a concept for a “smart tampon,” an at-home test that could make screening for cervical disease more accessible and decrease health care disparities.
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