As they filed through the sleek waiting room of Rise Silver Spring, prospective patients — the old, the young, the sick and the curious — came upon deep glass cases that looked like they’d been designed for a high-end jewelry store. Soon those cases will be stocked with medicinal pot grown and processed in Maryland.
The light-filled storefront on Fenton Street is among the first cannabis dispensaries set to open in Maryland, nearly five years after state lawmakers legalized marijuana for medical use. Within the next week, Rise is scheduled to begin selling a variety of cannabis products, such as flowers, patches and oils.
Four of the state’s other eight dispensaries — including Potomac Holistics in Rockville — say they expect to have medical pot delivered and available for sale by Friday, marking the official launch in Maryland of an industry that is worth billions nationwide. Two said they expect to receive their initial batch of marijuana from Curio Wellness in Baltimore County, which did not return messages seeking comment. [Maryland’s medical marijuana is finally growing] “I’ve been waiting, just like you guys,” former Baltimore Ravens tackle Eugene Monroe told a crowd of onlookers at the ribbon-cutting at the Rise dispensary,