The comical side of this is that the ‘business-man’ had this idea that a marijuana-dispensary license would be a money-maker.
They only make real money, if you can tightly control the license game, and ensure no one has a shop within five miles of your license area. In Maryland, I would imagine over 1,500 people were attempting to get licenses over the entire state. Unless you hinder that by getting political ‘thug-help’...you probably will end up running a almost flat non-profit weed shop.
Yup - licensing of anything is an opportunity for pols to collect bribes; that's why we have an overlicensed society.