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47 U. Balt. L.F. 28 (2016-2017)
Maryland State Bank: The Responsible Solution for Fostering the Growth of Maryland's Medical Cannabis Program

handle is hein.journals/ublfo47 and id is 32 raw text is: COMMENT MARYLAND STATE BANK: THE RESPONSIBLE SOLUTION FOR FOSTERING THE GROWTH OF MARYLAND'S MEDICAL CANNABIS PROGRAM By: David Bronfein* In 2013, Maryland passed its initial medical cannabis law.' Although seemingly a success in the medical cannabis reform movement, the law only allowed for academic medical centers to participate in the program.2 in essence, an academic medical center could dispense medical cannabis to patients who met the criteria for participation in their research program.3 The success of this type of program structure was a concern for medical cannabis advocates,' and the concerns were validated when no academic medical centers decided to participate.s As a result of this lackluster program, the * J.D. Candidate, 2017, University of Baltimore School of Law. I would like to thank the staff of the University of Baltimore Law Forum for all their hard work in effort to refine my comment. Also, I would like to give a special thanks to my faculty advisor, Professor Fred Brown, for his guidance, thoughtful critiques, and general support throughout the comment process. Lastly, I would like to recognize my family for their unwavering support, encouragement, and confidence in me throughout law school. 1 H.B. 1101, 2013 Leg., 433rd Sess. (Md. 2013). 2 Id.; see also Maryland House approves bill to legalize medical marijuana, JURIST.COM (March 26, 2013, 4:00 PM), http://jurist.org/paperchase/201 3/03/maryland-house-approves-bill-to-legalize- medical-marijuana.php. ' Associated Press, Maryland lawmakers pass medical marijuana bill, USATODAY.COM, http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/08/maryland-medical- marijuana/2064679/. 4 Id. (Maryland has taken a small step in the right direction, but more steps are necessary for patients to actually obtain the medicine they need to alleviate their suffering. ). Mollie Reilly, Maryland Senate Passes Overhaul of State's Medical Marijuana Law, HUFFINGTONPOST.COM (March 27, 2014, 1:57 PM), http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/27/maryland-medical- marijuana n 5043851.html (Maryland technically legalized medical pot last year. However, the law limited distribution of the drug to a number of academic medical centers, none of which have agreed to participate in the program.). Proposed Medical Marijuana Legislation in 2013, MEDICALMARIJUANA.PROCON.ORG (January 15, 2014, 1:59 PM), http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourcelD=005517#MD2 (Editor's Note: H.B. 1101 does not provide patient access to medical marijuana and therefore would not make Maryland a legal medical marijuana state. The program established by the bill would only function if a Maryland academic medical center 28

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