EASTON, MARYLAND — Talbot County stood up its first Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund round, paid from state cannabis-program revenues. Council heard an update on August 11, posted a draft distribution plan for public review, and held a public hearing Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, at 5 p.m. in the Bradley Meeting Room of the courthouse. Written comments were due by noon Sept. 3 to Council President Chuck Callahan. A stakeholder gathering was held August 18 at the Talbot County Free Library.
How the council — including Democrat Pete Lesher, a two-term incumbent on this fall’s ballot — divides the inaugural pot is the first test of whether cannabis taxes become neighborhood repair or another discretionary fund. Related coverage: County Awarded $200,000 in CRRF Grants tracks the Aug. 11 award totals and the Sept. 8 hearing calendar.
Source: Talbot County Government
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