Chesacanna, a New Medical Cannabis Destination Dispensary, opens in Maryland

BALTIMORE - July 10, 2018 - PRLog -- Chesacanna a new medical cannabis destination dispensary and wellness center in Baltimore County officially opens Wednesday, July 18, 2018 (Grand Opening - Wellness Day, Saturday, July 21, 12 Noon-6PM). Serving patients locally, and from throughout the region, this community-centric, whole-health based network of healthcare practitioners and cannabis experts brings a fresh, holistic approach to natural treatment methodologies.

Chesacanna is located at 10534 York Road, Suite 101, Cockeysville, MD 21030, 410.650.6555. Store hours: Monday – Thursday 10 a.m. -7 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sunday: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. The dispensary is available only to qualified patients or caregivers registered with the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission (MMCC) and who possess a state-issued photo ID from the Commission. Cannabis will be available to patients in the form of flowers, concentrates, tablets, tinctures, droppers, patches, and topicals.

Owners Marc Spataro and Brenda Liscinsky are health-focused entrepreneurs; community outreach and education is at the forefront of Chesacanna, as well as their other wellness-based initiatives. As owners of FITnology and Blis Pilates respectively, their philosophy of integrated health and wellness practices resonate throughout their approach to teaching and instruction, but also via the standing-room-only wellness seminars which they sponsor and are free to the community.

"Chesacanna is a culmination of our commitment to the community," says Marc. "We believe education, as well as our desire to create health and wellness connections for long-term, meaningful pain-free health maintenance, is the overall mission of Chesacanna."

"Marc Spataro and Brenda Liscinsky have a well-established reputation in the health and wellness industry," says Shellee E. Nolan, MD, FACC, Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Cardiology at Greenspring Station. "Their expertise goes beyond physical training as they have a holistic approach which includes wellness, nutrition, and functionality. Chesacanna is the natural extension of their life's work. As the Directors of Health and Fitness, they will bring what they have been practicing for more than 30 years to their patients at Chesacanna. Patients will not only have access to an alternative medicine but a pathway to achieving a better quality of life."

Chesacanna boasts a board of credentialed physicians and experts, featuring Dr. Michael Auerbach, Medical Director, who has been a licensed physician in the State of Maryland since 1986. He currently practices at Auerbach Hematology-Oncology, in Rosedale, Maryland. Dr.  Auerbach has authored or co-authored over 125 publications during his extensive career as a healthcare professional and researcher.

Wellness Director, Dr. Ariane Cometa, is a licensed physician, since 1998, who practices Integrative Medicine through a mind-body approach. Dr. Cometa has invested her time studying nutritional medicine, homeopathy, herbal medicine, and bio-identical hormone prescribing; most recently she has indulged in the latest medical cannabis science relating to the human endocannabinoid system and the effectiveness to treat medical conditions with cannabis. She is founder of the Cometa Wellness Center in Cockeysville, Maryland. Other team member bios can be located on the website (https://chesacanna.com/our-story/our-team/).

"We want our patients to have a sense of community, where they can start their journey towards living a healthy life style by networking with our practitioners to help them achieve their goals," says Brenda Liscinsky. "Patients who come to us are taking the first step to change to a natural way of treating their body.  Change can be difficult and over-whelming," she says, "but the staff at Chesacanna will help patients break it down into a one step process to help them be more successful in meeting their individual goals."