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Maryland launches Cannabis Workforce Development effort

Maryland Governor Wes Moore has announced the launch of the Cannabis Workforce Development Program, an effort of the Maryland Cannabis Administration.

The new program aims to train and support workers for Maryland’s growing cannabis industries.

Recreational cannabis became legal a year ago, on July 1, 2023. Medical cannabis became legal in the state in 2014.

State officials say the Cannabis Workforce Development Program is “the first workforce development initiative developed and administered by a cannabis…