Medical Marijuana has Arrived in Maryland, and Sales Have Begun

At least 200 would-be customers were lined up outside Rockville’s first medical marijuana dispensary Friday afternoon when one of the owners announced that a cannabis shipment — including elixirs, tablets and flowers — had arrived. Bill Askinazi promised that everyone in line would go home with at least some marijuana, then said computer issues were delaying the start of sales, and rushed back inside. Call it a soft opening for Maryland’s long-awaited medical marijuana program,…