Inside Maryland’s marijuana industry, beginning at the root

With Maryland voters poised to decide in November on whether recreational cannabis will be legal in the state, Capital News Service is taking a look at the state’s already legal medical cannabis market.

Maryland legislators say goodbye after years of service

As Maryland’s legislative session comes to an end, Capital News Service sat down with three representatives to talk about their time in the political sphere and ask what comes after their combined 52 years of service in the State House.

Maryland drivers criticize upcoming end to gas tax holiday

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland drivers will not get extended relief at the gas pump after Republican attempts to extend the state’s one month gas tax holiday through Memorial Day failed Thursday after House Democrats rejected the move. The average price of…

Maryland cannabis dispensaries a relief to tens of thousands

Annapolis – With Maryland voters poised to decide in November on whether recreational cannabis will be legal in the state, Capital News Service is taking a look at the state’s already legal cannabis market, medical marijuana. Gold Leaf in Annapolis…

Maryland’s marijuana market turns over a new leaf –OLD VERSION

Annapolis – With Maryland voters poised to decide in November on whether recreational cannabis will be legal in the state, Capital News Service is taking a look at the state’s already legal cannabis market, medical marijuana. Gold Leaf in Annapolis…

Maryland voters’ ability to determine legal recreational marijuana hangs on Hogan’s pen

ANNAPOLIS – Only Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s signature Friday stood between Maryland voters and their ability to decide in a November referendum whether recreational cannabis should be legal in Maryland, after the Senate passed a bill giving them that opportunity…

Maryland becomes first state to lower gas prices with fuel tax moratorium

Maryland drivers got immediate relief at the pump on Feb. 18 when Republican Gov. Larry Hogan signed into law a 30-day gas tax moratorium.

Senate considering how to make legal cannabis profitable

ANNAPOLIS – With the House of Delegates having passed proposals to legalize recreational marijuana, the Senate has taken up the issue with a decidedly different focus. While bills in the Senate are also aimed at making recreational use legal, they…

A new Maryland bill would allow voters to decide on legal marijuana

The Maryland House of Delegates approved two bills Friday to adjust the states’ marijuana laws – one that would put the ball in voters’ hands by giving them an opportunity to legalize marijuana use and the other by allowing those convicted of possessing the drug to request their records be erased.

Environmental human rights legislation met with support, activists rally

Activists in Maryland gathered at the State House Friday to rally in support of environmental legislation that would amend the state’s constitution to declare a healthy and sustainable environment as a fundamental right for all citizens.