Maryland is the fourth Pennsylvania border state, along with Delaware, New York and New Jersey, to legalize recreational marijuana.
, it’s not legal to take the drug across state lines: “Possessing marijuana is a crime in Pennsylvania, even though some municipalities, including York, Lancaster, Harrisburg and Steelton, have decriminalized it.”
People also can grow marijuana at home, including up to two plants out of public view. Medical patients will be able to cultivate up to four plants at home. “I definitely do think with the states around us not being recreational yet that that’s absolutely going to drive all of the traffic to Maryland,” said Brianna Anderson, marketing manager for Gold Leaf, which has a store in Annapolis.
In Maryland, cannabis products will be subject to a 9% sales tax, which is the same as the state’s tax on alcohol. State regulators have estimated recreational marijuana could generate as much as $600 million in sales for the first year.
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