Gov. Wes Moore has changed his mind. The governor on Wednesday said that the Catonsville armory will no longer be the site of the state's first cannabis incubator after some complaints and confusion by community members.
"Upon further review of this project ... I have concluded that the state should explore new options for its location," Moore said in a statement about the program, which is designed to promote small cannabis businesses owned by people of color.
The decision comes a week after The Baltimore Banner published an article about how some Catonsville residents said they were frustrated to learn the armory was chosen without community consultation. The site, they noted, sits directly across from Catonsville Elementary School and a local day care.
Josh Jackson, a father of two who started a petition on Change.org to demand that state officials reconsider using the Catonsville armory, praised the move. "Wow, that's fantastic," he said. "I'm glad [Moore's] kind of speaking from the top and taking leadership of the whole issue, which is what we were looking for.
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