Maryland Cannabis Company Fined For Advertising At Age-Restricted Events
A Maryland cannabis company was recently hit with an $8,000 fine for advertising at a music festival and for sponsoring a 5K race, neither of which were age-restricted, reported The Baltimore Sun.
Curio Wellness, a Baltimore County company, violated state law as it operated a canopy at 2023’s Hot Summer Music Festival in Cockeysville, while the 5K race at that year’s Baltimore Running Festival was named for its cannabis brand sponsor.
According to the Maryland Cannabis Administration’s consent order dated August 5, two divisions of the cannabis multistate operator – Curio Cultivation, LLC and Curio Manufacturing, LLC breached regulations that restrict alcohol and marijuana companies from advertising to audiences where fewer than 85% of the viewers are under 21.
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