Maryland marijuana regulators suspended the business license of Cookies Baltimore, a franchisee of one of the country’s best-known cannabis brands.
The June 2 suspension came less than a week after the medical marijuana dispensary’s grand opening in Baltimore and about a month before the widely anticipated July 1 launch of adult-use cannabis sales in the state.
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Alleged violations of state law include “operational failure risking diversion or endangering health” that appear to be at least in part related to a marijuana “smoke blower” that’s become a Cookies brand staple, according to document posted on the Maryland Cannabis Administration’s website.
Other violations include breaches of state law governing advertising and a failure to either maintain or share security-camera footage, the document notes.
Out-of-state owner
Maryland state business records indicate Cookies Maryland is operated by Thomas “Tommy” Nafso, an attorney who is also the CEO and founder of
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