CURIO BUSTED AT

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 Timonium company, violated state law as it operated a canopy at Hunt Valley's Hot August 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.

The company's management signed off on the consent order in July. However, Wendy Bronfein, the company's chief brand officer and director of public policy, called the stated Maryland cannabis regulations "highly restrictive."

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