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Prince George's County Cannabis Reinvestment Board Meeting - August 22, 2026

County Council & Boards — Saturday, August 22, 2026
BodyPrince Georges County, Maryland
SessionCounty Council & Boards
DateSaturday, August 22, 2026
StatusFILED
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0:00

Good evening, everyone.

0:02

Ms.

0:02

Wright, if you would please call the roll.

0:07

Yes, sir.

0:08

Good evening, everyone.

0:11

Crystal Carpenter.

0:15

Yeah.

0:16

Angela Fair.

0:18

Here.

0:20

Rand Attrison.

0:24

Deborah Mims.

0:28

Dr.

0:28

Valencia Campbell here.

0:32

Mary N Yang.

0:38

Boom Mills.

0:46

Do we have Ms.

0:46

Mills in chat?

0:47

No, okay.

0:49

Normally she'll type in.

0:53

Dr.

0:53

Rachel Jordan.

0:55

Present.

0:58

Dr.

0:58

James McDowell.

1:04

Natalie Doris.

1:13

We do have a quorum at Roll Koff.

1:19

Thank you.

1:20

Thank you.

1:25

Ms.

1:25

Carper, Ms.

1:26

Carmenter, if you are available, we could turn it over to you for any opening remarks you may have.

1:33

No.

1:34

Thank you so much, Mr.

1:35

Tet.

1:36

Thank you all for all the work that you've been doing over the past couple of weeks as we're trying to move quickly to our to host our first town hall on the 27th.

1:47

So just so excited about that.

1:49

Just want to, we're looking forward to the meeting tonight, letting it be quick and hopefully painless for all.

1:56

And just want to say thank you.

1:57

And that's the end of the summer or summer's wrapping up.

2:00

Some people are taking kids back to schools.

2:02

We truly appreciate you giving so much attention to all the materials that have been going out in the past week for those that have been looped into those emails.

2:11

I just want to say thank you and thank you to the amazing team at the council's office for all the work that you do, Ms.

2:17

Eubanks, Mr.

2:18

Tut and Ms.

2:20

Wright.

2:21

Thank you.

2:22

As well as everybody else, but those are the three that we've been really working hard the past week on vacation, sick and awesome.

2:29

Some folks.

2:30

I ain't gonna call them out, but they've been doing some work.

2:33

Wanna say thank you.

2:37

Well, thank you, madam chair.

2:38

And um, we will be brief this evening.

2:42

This meeting was called specifically to take votes on uh a few documents.

2:47

We, as you may recall, we lost quorum and there were there was a little bit of unfinished business, so we're here for that purpose, and we'll keep things moving uh swiftly and uh on schedule so that we can get you back to your August.

3:03

Um the uh first item on the agenda for this evening is the approval of minutes.

3:12

And Madam uh Madam Chair, if I may, I'll call for a motion from the floor to approve the minutes.

3:21

Hopefully, everyone was able to view those.

3:23

Ms.

3:23

Eubanks sent them out.

3:25

Thank you, ma'am, for sending those out yesterday.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Community Engagement█████████████████████████████████████████████45%
Procedural██████████████████████████████████34%
Public Engagement███████████11%
Racial Equity████4%
Homelessness██2%
Affordable Housing██2%
Cannabis Regulation██2%
Summary of Proceedings

Prince George's County Cannabis Reinvestment Board Meeting - August 22, 2026

The Cannabis Reinvestment Board met on August 22, 2026, to approve minutes, the revised grant application, the updated community survey, and to discuss and vote on rescheduling the upcoming town hall due to a date conflict with the Council Chair's listening sessions. The meeting was brief and focused on completing unfinished business after a prior loss of quorum.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Minutes: The board unanimously approved the minutes from the August 5, 2026 meeting.

Discussion Items

  • Revised Grant Application: The board discussed including startup funding and multi-year distinctions. Staff clarified that startup funds would be handled separately, and multi-year grants would still require annual applications. Despite concerns from Ms. Carpenter about honoring the board's previous decision on startup funding, the board voted to approve the application as presented, with the understanding that startup funding would be addressed in the SOP. The motion carried unanimously.
  • Community Survey: The board reviewed and amended the survey, adding a zip code question, removing descriptors from the income question, and addressing the race/ethnicity question to allow multiple selections. After discussion, the board voted to approve the survey as amended, unanimously.
  • Town Hall Date Conflict: The board learned that its first town hall, scheduled for August 27, 2026, in District 6, conflicted with the Council Chair's listening sessions on the same evening. After debate, the board decided to move the town hall to September 17, 2026, to avoid competition and to leverage the listening sessions for promotion. Staff confirmed that the Chair's office agreed to provide a table and potentially allow brief remarks at the listening sessions. The motion to change the date passed 7-1.

Key Outcomes

  • Grant Application: Approved.
  • Community Survey: Approved as amended.
  • Town Hall: Rescheduled to September 17, 2026; board will table at the Chair's listening sessions on August 25, 26, and 27 to promote the survey and the rescheduled town hall.
  • Next Steps: Staff to update promotional materials, coordinate with the Chair's office, and send calendar invitations to council members.

Meeting Transcript

Good evening, everyone. Ms. Wright, if you would please call the roll. Yes, sir. Good evening, everyone. Crystal Carpenter. Yeah. Angela Fair. Here. Rand Attrison. Deborah Mims. Dr. Valencia Campbell here. Mary N Yang. Boom Mills. Do we have Ms. Mills in chat? No, okay. Normally she'll type in. Dr. Rachel Jordan. Present. Dr. James McDowell. Natalie Doris. We do have a quorum at Roll Koff. Thank you. Thank you. Ms. Carper, Ms. Carmenter, if you are available, we could turn it over to you for any opening remarks you may have. No. Thank you so much, Mr. Tet. Thank you all for all the work that you've been doing over the past couple of weeks as we're trying to move quickly to our to host our first town hall on the 27th. So just so excited about that. Just want to, we're looking forward to the meeting tonight, letting it be quick and hopefully painless for all. And just want to say thank you. And that's the end of the summer or summer's wrapping up. Some people are taking kids back to schools. We truly appreciate you giving so much attention to all the materials that have been going out in the past week for those that have been looped into those emails. I just want to say thank you and thank you to the amazing team at the council's office for all the work that you do, Ms. Eubanks, Mr. Tut and Ms. Wright. Thank you. As well as everybody else, but those are the three that we've been really working hard the past week on vacation, sick and awesome. Some folks. I ain't gonna call them out, but they've been doing some work. Wanna say thank you.

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