It’s official. The first legal crop of marijuana is now growing in the state of Maryland.
According to industry officials, products should be available in medical marijuana dispensaries by next year.
It was the Washington Post that broke the story over the weekend that at least two licensed cultivators have marijuana plants growing in Maryland. They are ForwardGro in Anne Arundel County and Curio Wellness in Baltimore County.
It was four years ago that Maryland legalized the plant for medicinal use. Almost twenty companies are allowed to grow, process, and sell marijuana today.
According to Patrick Jameson, the executive director of the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission, “the market will determine how this moves forward.”
