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3 Lower Shore Companies Selected for Medical Marijuana License

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Three Lower Eastern Shore medical marijuana companies made it through the first step as the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission names 15 growers and 15 process who could be licensed to grow and process medical marijuana.

They must win final approval after background checks. Nearly half of them were selected to be both growers and processors.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports that in Worcester County a grower Shore Natural RX LLC and a processor Blair Wellness Center LLC were selected.

In Wicomico County AFS Maryland LLC got the nod as a processor.

The commission chose from a pool of 145 grower applicants and 124 processor applicants.

Medical cannabis is not expected to be available from Maryland dispensaries until next year.

The commission is expected to grant 94 dispensary licenses out of 811 applications later this year.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.