The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission received over 1,000 applications for licenses for the state's medical marijuana program, with the majority of the applications being for dispenser licenses.

Of the 1,081 applications that were submitted to the commission by the Nov. 6 deadline, 811 were sought from prospective dispenser licenses, reports WBAL. The state commission also revealed that many submitted applications in all 47 state Senate districts, despite the fact that each candidate is allowed to receive only one dispensary license, according to state regulations. Plus, the state will only grant 94 dispensary licenses in total throughout the entire state, with two in each Senate district.

According to the commission's figures anywhere from seven to 30 applications were submitted in each senatorial district. The data shows that seven applications were submitted in the 37th District, which includes the counties of Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot and Wicomico. Meanwhile, the 209th District, which represents part of Montgomery...