Maryland MMJ licensee faces federal discrimination suit

The owner of a recently licensed medical marijuana dispensary in Maryland is under federal investigation for workplace discrimination stemming from a previous business, a situation the state’s embattled medical marijuana commission had no knowledge of. According to the Capital Gazette, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court alleging that David Podrog – owner of Advanced Alternative Therapies near Baltimore – discriminated against Hispanic employees of an Annapolis car wash under his ownership. The federal complaint alleges that Podrog and a partner forced Hispanic employees to work as servants at ... Maryland MMJ licensee faces federal discrimination suit is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs