Maryland Judge Temporarily Halts Medical Cannabis License Expansion
A Montgomery County, Maryland judge has issued a temporary restraining order against the state Medical Cannabis Commission, which will halt the issuance of 4 cultivation and 10 processing licenses, the Baltimore Sun reports. The Legislative Black Caucus also requested that the commission postpone issuing the licenses due to concerns about whether minority-owned firms had an equal chance in the licensing round, which was originally opened in an effort to improve diversity in the state’s cannabis industry.