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A Milestone Four Decades in the Making
On December 22, 2017, the doors of Columbia’s first medical cannabis dispensary
opened to a long line of Howard County residents eager to make their first legal
cannabis purchase. Some had waited more than four years since Governor O’Malley
signed legislation approving the state’s medical cannabis program in 2013. For the
owners of Remedy Medical Dispensary, the journey to becoming Howard County’s
premier dispensary began more than 44 years ago, right here in Columbia.
It started in the mid 1970’s when Robert M. Duggan (Bob) co-founded the first
recognized school of acupuncture in Maryland at a time when the practice was legal
in only two states. Over 40 years, the school grew into an accredited multi-disciplinary
university of health and wellness where students learned to approach healthcare by
empowering the individual.
It was in this holistic culture that Bob’s son and his childhood friends came of age.
After graduating Wilde Lake High School, each went in different directions to pursue
different careers. By 2013, they all had chosen to return to their roots in Maryland,
where they saw a clear need for access to safe, natural medicine and an opportunity
to provide it by applying for a dispensary license. When it was granted, they chose the
name “Remedy” as a tribute to the healer who inspired them. Bob’s legacy lives on
through the name Remedy (RMD-- his initials), as does his steadfast commitment to
providing safe, natural methods of healing and compassionate care to the community.
This is a core principle to Remedy’s philosophy.
In its first year, Remedy has provided over 10,000 Marylanders with a professional and
compassionate environment to learn about medical cannabis. Each day, Remedy staff
help people learn how to become medical cannabis patients, provide private,
one-one-one education sessions for those in need of information, and make
personalized product recommendations to provide relief with cannabis. Along with
multiple professional certifications, part of the training for Remedy’s patient advisors is
the understanding that, in the words of Bob Duggan, “Wellness is a conversation.”
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