Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission Identifies Medical Marijuana Growers and Processors

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The state has awarded preliminary licenses to more than 20 companies to grow and process marijuana in Maryland, a major step forward in the effort to make medical cannabis available to patients in Maryland.

Licenses were awarded Monday to companies across the state, from Washington County in Western Maryland to Worcester County on the Eastern Shore. They plan to grow marijuana plants and turn them into pills, oils, extracts and other products for patients suffering from a range of illnesses.

Several of the winning applicants have political connections.

Doctors Orders Maryland was approved for licenses to both grow and process medical marijuana in Dorchester County. The company's clinical director is Del. Dan K. Morhaim, a Baltimore County Democrat and physician who has been the chief advocate in the General Assembly for medical cannabis.

Morhaim said recently that he could have done a better job disclosing his affiliation with the company during the...

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