August 4th, 2016 by WCBC Radio

The preliminary winners of lucrative licenses to grow and process medical marijuana in Maryland will be announced Aug. 15, more than a week after a state commission selects the highest-ranked applications. Maryland's medical cannabis commission is scheduled to publicly review and recommend the highest-ranked applications on Friday.  But since all identifying information about the applicants has been redacted, applicants and the public will not know the identity of the preliminary winners until 10 days later. Locally, Peak Harvest Health LLC is the grower/processor who hopes to locate in Cumberland.  Allegany County Commissioner Bill Valentine says that while he has heard some opposition to the concept of a medical marijuana facility, most have been supportive…