Maryland regulators received over 1,700 applications during a 30-day window from those seeking to receive a social equity marijuana business license.
Maryland legalized marijuana earlier this year, with sales beginning July 1. Up until now, only outlets that were already serving medical marijuana patients are authorized to sell recreational marijuana, but that’s expected to change soon as the state begins the licensing process for new marijuana retail outlets and the growers and processors that will supply them.
The Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA) opened a 30-day window from November 12 to December 12 seeking applicants for social equity cannabis business licenses (the first batch of marijuana licenses are going to “social equity” applicants who have been harmed by the war on drugs). MCA received 1,708 completed applications.
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