The governor of Maryland says that as the state works to build upon its marijuana legalization law, he will continue to “advocate for a sane and a standard federal policy,” including banking reform so that small cannabis businesses have access to capital.
In an Instagram Live conversation with Hope Wiseman, founder of the marijuana retailer Mary and Main, Gov. Wes Moore (D) said on Wednesday that while he’s committed to ensuring that social equity is integral to Maryland’s cannabis market, and his recent mass pardon for past marijuana and paraphernalia convictions is part of that, it remains critical that federal reform advances.
“What we’re doing state of Maryland is revolutionary,” he said. But “there are parts of this country that are behind us and on federal law.”
“So one thing that I know that we will continue to do—and I know a lot of our partners will continue to do—we’re going to continue advocating for changes within the federal system,” Moore said, adding that the Biden administration has made a “major move” by proposing to reschedule cannabis because it made “absolutely no sense” to classify it in the same category as heroin.
“There is movement, and there’s momentum. That’s happening,”
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