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Friday, September 18, 2026

Maryland cannabis law: What people want to know about pot ... - The Baltimore Banner

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After lawmakers blazed a trail for a regulated cannabis market, we asked readers whether they were hazy on the details and if they still had questions.

The cannabis curious wanted to know everything from whether they can be drug tested at work to where they can legally light up.

The possession and use of small amounts of recreational cannabis becomes legal on July 1 for anyone 21 and older, after voters approved legalization last fall.

But there are still a few months between now and then, so let’s take a minute on 4/20, the unofficial cannabis holiday, and clear the fog. Often, readers submitted variations of similar questions, so we rolled them all up into one big Q&A.

Will medical dispensaries be able to sell recreational cannabis? If so, what would the timeline be?

  • How will it be handled with residents who are already medical cannabis card holders? What provisions will be made?
  • Will recreational patients be able to access all the products that medical patients do?

Maryland’s medical cannabis program will remain intact. Customers can still purchase medical cannabis tax-free at dispensaries, just as they have been doing. Those same dispensaries will sell to recreational customers, too, but they’ll charge a 9% tax. And the products are the same for both types of buyer.

There are a few other...



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