Mar 31 2023
The full Maryland Senate has passed a measure establishing rules and regulations for the legal marijuana industry including licensed marijuana retail outlets. A little less than five months after voters approved an initiative to legalize marijuana, and three months before it takes effect, Maryland lawmakers have approved rules and regulations for the legal marijuana industry. …
Mar 27 2023
A bill to follow voters’ wishes and establish a licensed, regulated and taxed system of legal marijuana stores has been passed by Maryland’s Senate Finance Committee. The committee approved Senate Bill 516 by a vote of 7 to 2, moving it towards a vote by the full Senate. A version of the bill has already …
Mar 22 2023
A Maryland Senate committee has given approval to a bill that would prevent law enforcement from using marijuana odor as the sole evidence for probable cause or reasonable suspicion. Filed by Senator Jill P. Carter, Senate Bill 51 has received approval from the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committees, sending it towards a vote by the full …
Jan 03 2023
Possessing up to 1.5 ounces of marijuana is no longer punishable by jailtime in Maryland. In November voters gave approval to an initiative (Question 4) that legalizes the possession, use and licensed distribution of up to an ounce and a half of marijuana through a change in the state’s constitution. Although the full law doesn’t …
Nov 08 2022
Maryland voters have given approval to an initiative to legalize marijuana for everyone 21 and older, making their state the 20th to do so. Question 4 amends the Maryland Constitution to add a new article, Article XX, which authorizes individuals 21 years of age or older to use and possess marijuana for all uses. The initiative …
Oct 18 2022
19 states have legalized marijuana for recreational use, and five more may do so next month. On November 8th voters in five states will consider initiatives that would make marijuana legal for those 21 and older within their state’s boundaries. If all five were to pass, nearly half of the country would have legal marijuana …
