Maryland’s first lesson in legalized cannabis: The sky did not fall (yet).

Last year when Maryland voters faced Question 4, the amendment to the state constitution legalizing cannabis use by adults age 21 and over, opponents forecast a myriad of problems. There was, of course, the expectation that pot use would increase substantially, that some public places would be beset by frequent smoke from burning weed, that there would be an uptick in driving under the influence cases and perhaps other petty crimes, and that the public health would ultimately suffer.