Adult-use Cannabis Chat with Warren Lemley

03/15/23 • 49 min

Hello and welcome to Season 2 of our podcast series, Between Two Chambers. I’m Andrew Griffin, your host and Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at the Maryland Chamber of Commerce. I am so excited to continue this podcast.
One of the hot topics in Annapolis right now is the legalization of adult-use cannabis, coming to our state July 1 following last November’s referendum. Legislators are currently reviewing the lengthy bill to introduce this budding industry – and so are we!
In this episode, I sit down with Warren Lemley, president, co-founder and owner of Peake ReLeaf, a Rockville-based cannabis dispensary advocating for a safe and regulated Maryland cannabis industry.

Previous Episode

On the Road from MACo

The week of August 15th was the annual MACo convention in Ocean City. Myself and my colleagues from the Maryland Chamber joined the thousands of local, state and federal government officials and legislators for a week of meetings, educational sessions and of course, crabs and cocktails.

We were part of “Podcasters Row” on Friday at MACo, and were able to grab various legislators as they were walking through the convention center. Throughout the morning I spoke with Delegates Mike Griffith and Carl Anderton, Senator Johnny Ray Salling and Delegate Lily Qi about priorities for the upcoming legislative session and the buzz from their districts.

Great conversations were had as we discussed the big changes headed to Maryland in 2023.

Next Episode

Beyond the Boardwalk: Live from MACo's Podcast Row

Here we are in Season 2, Episode 2 – and we are taking it on the road at MACo. The week of August 14, 2023 was the annual Maryland Association of Counties conference in Ocean City. Our colleagues from the Maryland Chamber joined the thousands of local, state and federal government officials, legislators and many of our families for a week of meetings, educational sessions and of course, crabs and cocktails.
We were part of “Podcast Row” on Thursday and Friday at MACo, along with other Maryland podcasters, and we were able to grab various experts to discuss a variety of important issues being tackled at the local and state level. Throughout the conference we spoke with Walter Simmons with Employ Prince George’s to discuss workforce development, Grason Wiggins with Harris Jones & Malone to discuss rent control, Scott Waitlevertch with Columbia Gas to discuss the newly released Climate Pathway Report, as well as Heather Cascone to discuss the Save our Benefits Coalition and health benefits costs.
So here is it, Between Two Chambers, live from MACo.