To get a picture of where Northeastern state medical programs stand, we had to scrape old regulator websites, rummage through archived PowerPoints, and recruit friendly state communications staff to help us find data.
Tuesday’s election results will have consequences for cannabis in some states that didn’t have cannabis on the ballot. Here’s a brief rundown on what we see for those states.
Cannabis adult use will expand to two more states, Maryland and Missouri, according to unofficial election results following yesterday’s voting, while ballot measures in Arkansas, South Dakota, and North Dakota, failed.
This fall there’s five states with active ballot questions that could legalize adult use cannabis possession on Nov. 8: Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Not all are a sure thing.
Maryland’s medical program had over $42 million in sales last June, between 103 licensed dispensaries and 18 growers. And all of that is expected to hit the rocket boosters, since voters are expected to approve adult use sales this November.
The group filed for an election through the National Labor Relations Board on June 22nd and are waiting on an election date.
“They will need a disparity study. By law, they have to complete one in two years. Questions remain whether they will be able to complete that in time.”
In Baltimore, cannabis arrests are finally close to mirroring the city’s demographics. Meanwhile, Chicago’s cannabis-related arrests are down in 2022, but 194 people were arrested so far this year.
Using New Jersey as an example, Maryland could be years away from selling the first product in stores.
“You are going to see a lot of employers entering the industry and it might be hard to differentiate on a product level. But I think by having talented employees that foster a culture of longevity, you will have people that [consumers] want to come back to.”
