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About the Maryland Cannibas Administration

Mission

The mission of the Maryland Cannabis Administration is to provide a safe, equitable, and accessible medical and adult-use cannabis industry for qualifying patients and adult consumers. ​

Vision

To collaborate with stakeholders in fostering a high-quality and inclusive cannabis industry that serves as a national model.

The Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA) is the agency responsible for regulating the cultivation, manufacture, testing, and distribution of medical and adult-use cannabis in Maryland. The major responsibilities of the MCA include:

  • Licensing – license and register cannabis businesses, agents, patients, and caregivers.
  • Compliance – conduct routine announced and unannounced inspections of licensed and registered businesses to ensure compliance with safety and security requirements.
  • Education and Outreach – develop educational resources to help inform applicants, licensees, patients, consumers, policymakers, and partners across the state on cannabis laws and regulations and safe and responsible cannabis use. 
  • Policy and Research – adopt regulations that govern all industry activities, including establishing health, safety, and security standards for the cultivation, manufacture, testing, and distribution of cannabis.   

The MCA has several offices, including Budget and Procurement, Communications and Outreach, Compliance and Regulation, Human Resources, Information Technology, Laboratory Services, Policy and Government Affairs, Patient and Consumer Services, Public Health, Data, and Education, and Resource, Enterprise, and Diversity Investment. Each office provides critical support to the agency and helps facilitate a safe, equitable, and accessible market that benefits all Marylanders. ​

MCA staff

Leadership

Director
Tabatha Robinson

Deputy Director & Chief of Staff
Alexandra Young

Managing Director, ​​Public Health and Education
Dawn Berkowitz​

Managing Director, Office of Policy and Government Affairs​
Khadijah Tribble

Managing Director, Office of Licensing, Compliance and Operations
​Richard Gibson

​Chief Financial Officer
Ugo Osoh

Workforce Initiatives and Strategic Partnerships (WISP) Division​
Kara Hunt, Ph.D., Chief

Office of Communications and Outreach
Tia Lewis-Randolph, Chief

Office of Public Health, Data and Education
Christine Boyd, Chief

Office of Human Resources
Kelsey DeCamp, Chief​
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Office of Information Technology
Kofi Osei-Tutu, Chief

Office of Compliance and Regulations (OCR) 
Anthony Grover, Chief

Office of Laboratory Services
Michelle Sallin, Ph.D.​​, Chief

Fair Practices and Equal Employment Opportunity Officer
Jasmine Doyle​

Contact us

OCR investigative team

​MCA Headquarters
Mitchel Parke, Supervisor

Central Region
Todd Liddick, Supervisor
(Baltimore, Baltimore City, Carroll, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's and Saint Mary's counties)

Eastern Region
Craig Williams, Supervisor
(Anne Arundel, Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and Worcester counties)

Western Region
Mark Rodeheaver, Supervisor
(Allegany, Frederick, Garrett, Howard, Montgomery and Washington counties)

Processors
​Scott​ Kirkpatrick, Chief ​
Daveena Edwards, Supervisor