Along a flat road in rural Cecil County, Maryland, where the sky is big and the towns are small, stands a long, nondescript building. Inside is one of the most important cultivation and processing operations for the state's new cash crop — cannabis.
SunMed Growers and its 150 employees are harvesting, testing and packaging as many products as they can in preparation for Saturday. That’s when any individual 21 or older will be able to buy vapes, gummies, pre-rolled joints, edibles and more from about 100 dispensaries statewide.
Dispensaries are preparing for a flood of customers, ranging from lifelong users stepping out of the illicit market to curious newcomers, plus shoppers from states such as Virginia and Pennsylvania that don’t have recreational markets.
