Moore backs off proposed Catonsville cannabis incubator, says state will find new site

Research-grade cannabis in a 2014 file photo from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. (Photo courtesy National Institute on Drug Abuse)

Gov. Wes Moore said the state will find a new location for its planned $7 million cannabis incubator project, after local opposition to the original choice at the Maryland National Guard’s William J. Witte Armory in Catonsville.

In a statement Wednesday, Moore said that after further review of the project, he decided that the state “should explore new options” for the incubator’s location. The three agencies leading the project — the Maryland Cannabis Administration, the Department of General Services and the Maryland Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO) — will immediately begin a new search process to find potential sites…

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