Medical Marijuana

Maryland lawmakers once said 2021 was the year for legalizing weed, but now they say the pandemic, and other legislative priorities for the 90-day session disrupted those plans.

The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission has faced scrutiny and lawsuits after the first 15 companies chosen in 2016 to grow cannabis were all white-owned.

Erica Cegelski has heard all the questions from first-time clients. Must I smoke it? Will I hallucinate? Can I be arrested for carrying it?

Owner Tony Toskov credits his customers and his team for the honor. “The success of our business is really based on referrals by other customers,” Toskov said.

What’s the best place to buy medical marijuana? Who do you know who makes navigating the medical marijuana process easy to understand? What’s a good flower to try?

Former Baltimore Del. Cheryl Glenn’s “deliberate scheme” to take bribes for votes added to Maryland’s perceived “pay to play” political culture, a federal judge said in sentencing her to two years in prison.

The former top regulator of Maryland’s medical cannabis industry has joined a Frederick-based cannabis company as an executive vice president.

The former top regulator of Maryland’s medical cannabis industry has joined a Frederick-based cannabis company as an executive vice president.

New licenses to grown and process medical cannabis in Maryland are on hold amid five lawsuits and accusations from applicants that the process was botched or biased.

The CDC has identified vitamin E acetate as a chemical of concern among people with lung injuries associated with e-cigarette use, or vaping.

The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission delayed issuing more licenses to companies to grow and process medical marijuana on Thursday after a judge prohibited the granting of the licenses because one company claimed the application process was botched.

As Maryland’s lawmakers delve into the nuances of whether to legalize marijuana, they’re learning that they have a lot of details to figure out.

If Maryland decides to legalize marijuana, and that’s a big if, officials may have a difficult time figuring out how much money the state would bring in from taxing the drug.

The idea that a cannabis lounge may be making its way into Fells Point has spurred controversy and sparked questions about state cannabis laws.

The long-awaited first day for Westminster’s Herbology was marked with a ribbon-cutting Monday.

The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy will offer the nation's first graduate degree in cannabis, reversing a previous decision to drop such training.

Effects from marijuana can be experienced anywhere between one and four hours. Those under the influence of the drug are twice as likely to be in a crash.

A Maryland General Assembly task force began its work on studying possible legalization of cannabis for adult use.

Medical cannabis regulators in Maryland are expanding testing for heavy metals in marijuana products as they warn about the risk for lead contamination.

The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission is offering a 14-day extension for companies that want to apply new growing and processing licenses.

Maryland's Medical Cannabis Commission is starting to draft  the rules to govern the sale and use of marijuana edibles such as cookies and brownies.

CBD distributors have began marketing a variety of wellness products and infused treats for pets. But animal experts aren't yet sold on its merit.

Connor Sheffield has, in the several months since he began using cannabis oil to treat his gastrointestinal dysmotility disorder, stopped having to use his feeding tube, gained 10 to 20 pounds and been able to go to school on a regular basis.

The University of Maryland Graduate School is hoping to create a new program for Cannabis Science and Therapeutics beginning in fall 2019.

A Baltimore County doctor who helped start a national medical cannabis company’s Maryland operation is fighting the Minnesota-based firm to reclaim an ownership stake he says was stolen from him before the corporation raised $50 million on a Canadian stock market.

Charmed Hemp, which says it is Baltimore's first hemp dispensary, opened on 4/20.

The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission threatened to shut down pre-approved marijuana companies that do not obtain their licenses or start their operations by Sept. 30.

Maryland Rep. Andy Harris has been confronted by marijuana activists angry that he has used his influence in Congress to hinder marijuana use in Washington, D.C., where its recreational use is legal.