ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan is scheduled to meet with the chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland to discuss the shortage of Black applicants chosen as finalists to grow and process medical marijuana in the state. Md Gov. Larry Hogan (left) and Md. Legislative Black Caucus Chair, Del. Cheryl Glenn. (AP […]
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Is Legal Weed for Whites Only?
In 1950, a Black man named Parren Mitchell applied for admission to graduate school at the University of Maryland in College Park. The university president said it was “inadvisable” for Blacks to attend College Park. Mitchell sued and won, becoming the first African American graduate student at College Park. Marijuana is displayed during the grand […]
