Vandals have drawn swastikas on the apartment building of Maryland State Del. Joe Vogel (D), an out gay and Jewish lawmaker. While it’s unclear whether the vandals have deliberately targeted him, the symbols have appeared at least three times on his Gaithersburg city apartment building over the past few months.

"Story Cannabis Company, an emerging player in the fast-growing cannabis industry, announced the acquisition of four vertically integrated cannabis licenses, currently branded under the name Nature’s Medicines, located in Arizona. The Company acquired the assets from Devi Holdings Inc. Financial terms are not disclosed."

"Baltimore Hydroponics will open Aug. 5. with plans to offer live plants, hydroponic kits to grow cannabis without soil and grow tents for the plant to improve control over humidity and other factors. The company will also offer consultations to help new home growers understand how to grow cannabis."

"Maryland saw a strong start to recreational marijuana sales last month, with data from state regulators showing nearly $85 million in sales for July, the first month of regulated adult-use cannabis sales."

"The new funding for drunk and drug-impaired driving prevention programs in four states – Maryland, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania – was announced on Thursday by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), a nonprofit organization representing state highway safety offices."

Additionally, "the definitive agreements dated November 4, 2022, to divest certain New York, Illinois and Massachusetts assets of Cresco and Columbia Care to an entity owned and controlled by Sean “Diddy” Combs have also been terminated"

"Rep. Jamin Raskin (D-MD) introduced the legislation—titled the “Cannabis Users’ Restoration of Eligibility (CURE) Act”—on July 27 ... The bipartisan bill seeks to "catch up" with the reality of legal use, and would retroactively review employment decisions back to 2008."

"A Baltimore cannabis pharmaceuticals company has filed to go public on the Nasdaq through an initial public offering on the heels of an expanding market for the drug....

"As Maryland’s foray into legalized cannabis nears the one-month mark, some local government leaders are grumbling at the state framework that they say doesn’t account for local zoning needs and fails to provide counties with sufficient revenue."

"Mastercard has told financial institutions to stop allowing marijuana transactions on its debit cards, dealing a blow to an industry already on the fringes of the financial system in the United States."

"A group of hemp processors and retailers whose businesses heavily relied on delta-8 products sued Maryland regulators on Monday, claiming that the state is boxing them out of the new recreational cannabis industry....

"About half of that total, $10.4 million, was generated during the opening weekend of sales."

"Applications will open on August 1 ... Up to $5 million is available for each awardee."

TerrAscend will reach its goal of operating four dispensaries in Maryland - the maximum allowed by state regulations.

Dispensaries are preparing for an influx of customers as state opens its adult-use market.

Will Tilburg, Director of the Maryland Cannabis Administration, will serve as President of the board.

"Cookies Baltimore will reopen for business in time for the first day of adult-use marijuana sales in Maryland on July 1....

TLDR: Possession still banned at national parks, military bases and anywhere considered federal property. Smoking only allowed on private property.

"The Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #3 on Wednesday made its position official: The Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions, which has wide latitude to issue directives around drug testing and recruitment policies, should order police agencies around the state to stop barring recruits with a history...

"Organic Remedies has been approved to be operational by the Maryland Cannabis Administration and will commence operations immediately at their location in Cumberland....

"Recreational adult use of cannabis becomes legal Saturday in Maryland, but that's not the only new law to take effect."

"As part of the cannabis reform laws taking effect July 1, the state of Maryland seeks to repair the damage done by cannabis criminalization....

"The first, a resolution, proposes the establishment of a cannabis work group to examine short-term issues, and the second, a bill, proposes establishing a cannabis advisory panel, to help with longer-term issues of cannabis legalization."