Medical marijuana patients from across Sussex County protested in front of Columbia Care’s Rehoboth Beach dispensary April 24.
“We’re here to spread awareness and get the word out,” said Ternahan, taking a break from yelling organized chants into a lime-green megaphone adorned with a marijuana leaf decal.
“Cannabis is more than a market – cannabis is a community.
In an email April 26, Ngiste Abebe, Columbia Care vice president of public policy, said Columbia Care has worked closely with stakeholders to advance legalization throughout the country.
“Medical inclusion into adult use directly affects affordability,” said Abede.
House Bill 150 was introduced March 18 and limits the number of total cannabis licenses that will be issued during the initial implementation process to 125 – 60 cultivators, 30 manufacturing facilities, 30 retailers, and five laboratories.
Since being introduced, the bill was reported out of the House Health & Human Development Committee March 24 and then assigned to the House Appropriations Committee March 25.
Ruth Briggs King, R-Georgetown, introduced an amendment to the bill April 22 that requires marijuana testing facilities to meet, and maintain, the requirements set by the international standard ISO/IEC 17025, which is used by laboratories around the world.