Maryland adult-use marijuana sales on track for July 1 after lawmakers OK rules

(This is a developing story and will be updated.)

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is expected to sign into law before a key Monday deadline legislation that sets regulations for adult-use marijuana sales and cultivation, just in time for the first legal sales to begin July 1.

Maryland residents voted overwhelmingly last November to legalize adult-use cannabis.

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But the industry-funded ballot initiative left vital details – including licensing, taxation and whether the state’s existing medical cannabis businesses would get first crack at what could be a $2.1 billion market by 2027 – to state lawmakers.

After months of debate – including soul-searching over what went wrong with the contentious and drawn-out launch of the state’s MMJ industry and, according to The Washington Post, what’s gone wrong in other states – regulatory bills passed both the state House and Senate on Saturday.

Those approvals beat a deadline of

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