The General Assembly takes its first step toward cannabis regulation. Here’s what’s in the new bill.

After months of anticipation, members of the General Assembly, lobbyists, business owners and potential license holders can finally start to pore over the details of how Maryland will enter the recreational cannabis industry. House Ways and Means Chair Vanessa Atterbeary and Economic Matters Committee Chair C.T. Wilson have taken up the legislation in the House chamber, and Senate Finance Committee Chair Melony Griffith and Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Chair Brian Feldman will seek to usher it through the Senate.