Although Maryland’s four-year journey to establish a statewide medical cannabis program was often a rocky road, the industry has been experiencing steady growth in the number of patients and providers in the program’s first two years.
The program is nearing its second anniversary after going live in the fall of 2017.
Principals with two medical cannabis businesses in Allegany County are experiencing an increase in business. The Allegany Medical Marijuana Dispensary and Grow West MD have indicated strong sales.
“We just had the highest sales month (August) we’ve ever had,” George Merling, owner of the Allegany Medical Marijuana Dispensary on Beall Street in Cumberland, said. “The number of patients has grown significantly.”
The Maryland General Assembly approved medical cannabis during the 2013 legislative session. The Natalie M. LaParade Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission was formed later that year to oversee the rollout.
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