Pot ReferendumsMarylands and Missouris referendums latest polling numbers indicate both are favored to pass, and each could present a favorable growth opportunity for U.S. cannabis overall. Adult-use sales would begin in Maryland as early as the second half of 2023. Passage of the ballot question in Maryland may catalyze legislators in neighboring Pennsylvania to also allow adult-use cannabis in order to generate much-needed tax revenue, analysts said.