Alternative Medicine

The top-earning lobbyist in Annapolis represents a company that was awarded a lucrative Maryland marijuana-growing license after a state commission pulled it from the ranks of losers and gave it a winning slot.

As a result of the controversial switch, lobbyist Gerard E. Evans' son-in-law stands to make a lot of money.

State records show that Evans represents Holistic Industries LLC, which counts Evans' son-in-law Richard Polansky among its equity investors. Polansky is married to Evans' daughter and lobbying partner, Hayley Evans.

Holistic originally was ranked too low to receive one of 15 state growing licenses. But members of the state's Medical Cannabis Commission...