ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has ordered a study of the state’s developing medical marijuana industry to ensure opportunities for minority participation. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Hogan directed the Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs on Thursday to initiate the study. The governor’s office says he’s ordering the study in response to concerns […]
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Minority Medical Marijuana License Deal Goes Up In Smoke
A last minute compromise that would have provided up to five medical marijuana licenses to minority companies fell apart at the last minute as Maryland House Speaker Michael Busch failed to entertain a motion that would have brought the issue to a vote. Bruce Branch (Courtesy Photo) The decisions whitewashes efforts by the Maryland Congressional […]
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LBC Loses on Medical Marijuana, Delivers on Other Promises
The 2017 session of the Maryland General Assembly ended with an unexpected defeat on Medical Marijuana licensing, one of several major initiatives supported by the 50-member Legislative Black Caucus (LBC). The group delivered on several promises made on key issues of importance to African-American residents across the state, but the 11th hour loss on one […]
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Md. Medical Marijuana License Debacle Gives State Black Eye
Bruce Branch, founder and president of Branch Communications. (Courtesy Photo) When former Governor Martin O’Malley signed into law the Medical Marijuana Law that led to the Natalie Laprade Commission which established a commission to oversee licensing in 2014, it was hailed as a new avenue for Blacks and minorities to participate in a new, but […]