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Megan Pullins helps a customer at Far & Dotter on July 1, 2023, the first day of recreational cannabis legalization in Maryland.
Nearly $21 million in cannabis sold during Maryland’s first week of legalization
Maryland anticipates $600 million in first year of adult-use cannabis sales
The home of the Smiths' located at the end of the block on Paddington Place in Annapolis.
Latino families say they knew to avoid house of man accused of shooting 6 last month in Annapolis, killing 3
Those who agreed to speak to The Banner, some in Spanish, reported racist language and intimidation directed at Latino residents from Charles Smith and members of his family.
A police officer goes under tape that marks off Glade Court in Brooklyn after a shooting early Sunday morning.
After South Baltimore mass shooting leaves 2 dead, 28 wounded, police staffing questioned
The shooting at the annual Brooklyn Day block party is the most people shot in one incident in Baltimore since at least 2015.
Customer Lloyd Wilkins looks at the products inside Far & Dotter on Maryland's first day of recreational cannabis legalization.
Maryland blazes into recreational cannabis sales with parties, promotions and eager consumers
People thronged cannabis dispensaries across the Baltimore region Saturday, eager to see, learn about and try the products that those 21 and over with a state-issued ID are now able to purchase for recreational use.
Behind the scenes at cannabis grow farm SunMed
How to be ready for the first day of recreational cannabis shopping
Expect lines and fun, but be prepared to use cash or cannabis-specific financial apps to make your purchase.
Illustration of man lounging in a green chair in his fenced-off backyard, smoking cannabis from a glass pipe, with a large green cloud of smoke curling around him.
Comic: An essential guide to recreational cannabis in Maryland
This comic gives you the essentials about Maryland’s new recreational cannabis law.
Behind the scenes at Curio Wellness
Medical cannabis tracking system lagging, state creates emergency guardrails through Monday
If a dispensary cannot verify a medical cannabis patient’s allotment, customers can still purchase a limited amount of product.
A police officer stands outside the home on Paddington Place in Annapolis were neighbors say a house party Sunday night ended with three people dead after a dispute with a man who lived nearby.
What we know about Charles Smith, man charged in mass shooting in Annapolis that killed 3
Smith, 43, of Annapolis, is charged with three counts of second-degree murder and related offenses in a mass shooting that happened on Sunday on Paddington Place, between Edgewood Road and Kensington Way, in Annapolis. He’s being held without bond.
Annapolis police respond to the scene of a shooting that left 1 dead and three others injured on Paddington Place on June 11, 2023.
3 killed, 3 wounded in shooting at Annapolis home; ‘person of interest’ in custody
Annapolis Police Chief Ed Jackson said he believed the three men who died ranged in age from their 20s to their 50s. He described the case as a "very active and fluid investigation."
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, alongside Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller and William Castleberry, held an event to announce the creation of a new council on economic innovation and sign a related executive order on June 8, 2023 in Baltimore, MD
Gov. Moore taps Netflix executive to lead new economic council
Will Castleberry, who runs state regulatory and production policy for Netflix, will lead the council.
An entranceway to a building includes a revolving door. Above the door are letters that spell out business appointments. On the facade above, letters spell out Edgar Hoover FBI Building.
As headquarters decision nears, document suggests FBI prefers Virginia over Maryland
An FBI document circulated this week argues that a location near the FBI training academy in Quantico, Virginia, would be more convenient than a location in Maryland because some employees need to go back and forth between the headquarters and the training academy.
Two youths from GRYC pause to admire the scenery during a two hour canoe trip on Lake Habeeb on Saturday May 20, 2023.
Juvenile services agency teaches kids to find their way on a Western Maryland lake
“The best thing to do when you have the kids — whatever they’ve been accused of — is to try and give them experiences that will help them to grow,” said Nick Moroney, director of Maryland’s Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit.
Youths stand outside the vegetable garden at Green Ridge Youth Center during a tour on Saturday, May 20, 2023.
‘I had to protect myself’: What Maryland is doing to stop kids from seeking guns
Since taking charge of the Department of Juvenile Justice, Vincent Schiraldi has focused on severing children with previous gun charges — who are most at risk to become victims themselves — from an unrelenting cycle of violence that caused them to pick up guns in the first place.
A Planned Parenthood clinic.
Planned Parenthood of Maryland will be in Hampden next weekend — but not at HonFest
The health care services provider will instead hand out materials in a Hampden hair salon next weekend.
Breaking News alert
Military jets scrambled over Maryland for unresponsive plane that later crashed in Virginia
The loud boom was heard over a large portion of Maryland, D.C. and Virginia on Sunday afternoon.
Attendees dress for HonFest 2018.
HonFest organizers apologize, invite Planned Parenthood of Maryland to festival
HonFest organizers asked the nonprofit health care provider to forgive their “severe shortsightedness.”
A woman puts on lipstick to complete her look as a Baltimore "hon" at HONFest in 2018.
HonFest denies Planned Parenthood of Maryland a vendor table, sparking pushback
Union Craft Brewing pulled its sponsorship, saying it made the decision “after careful consideration and reflection of our values." The brewery expressed support for “organizations that provide crucial resources and care to individuals in need.”
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
Banner political notes: Muddled curfew message; taxpayers’ night; cannabis regulations
Messaging from Mayor Brandon Scott’s administration in the days leading up to Memorial Day weekend — when enforcement of the city’s long-standing curfew kicks off again — has been muddled and at times misleading.
Governor Wes Moore, center, Treasurer Dereck Davis, left, and Comptroller Brooke Lierman, right, have the first annual meeting of the Maryland Board of Public Works at the Maryland State House on January 25, 2023.
Company with troubled history gets $159 million contract to turn around Charlotte Hall Veterans Home
The Georgia-based vendor has low federal quality ratings and abuse allegations in other facilities it runs.
6/16/22—Exterior of the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson.
Bill will grant probate protections for domestic partners, eliminate inheritance taxes
Current Maryland law says unmarried domestic partners are not entitled to each others’ assets when they die unless they have a will, and the assets are still subject to a 10% inheritance tax.
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