Cannabis Distribution
Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Cannabis - Legalization and Regulation (Inclusion, Restoration, and Rehabilitation Act of 2021) [HB-32]
[Cannabis ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering a certain quantity threshold and establishing a certain age limit applicable to a certain civil offense of use or possession of cannabis; establishing a civil offense for use or possession of a certain amount of cannabis for a person of at least a certain age; establishing a civil offense for cultivating cannabis plants in a certain manner; providing for the licensing of cannabis establishments; establishing certain duties of the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission regarding the licensing of cannabis establishments; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 2/16 At 1:30 P.m. (judiciary) on 01/18/2021
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Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Expenses of Medical Cannabis Grower, Processor, Dispensary, or Independent Testing Laboratory [HB-217]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
Allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain expenses paid or incurred during the taxable year in carrying on a trade or business as a certain medical cannabis grower, processor, dispensary, or independent testing laboratory; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 12/22/2021
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Adult-Use Cannabis - Legalization [SB-1075]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Renaming the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission to be the Alcohol, Cannabis, and Tobacco Commission; providing that a member of the Commission may not have a certain interest, ownership, or management in the cannabis industry; establishing the Advisory Committee on Adult-Use Cannabis; providing an individual at least 21 years old and in possession of a certain amount of cannabis is not subject to arrest or any civil or administrative penalty; imposing a certain excise tax on the sale of cannabis under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/28/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Education Programs and Research Projects - Licenses [HB-1630]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Science ]
Authorizing the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to issue medical cannabis education program licenses and medical cannabis research project licenses for certain purposes; requiring a certain applicant to submit certain information and a certain application fee to the Commission; requiring the Commission to grant a certain application under certain circumstances; requiring the Commission to deny a certain application under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julian Ivey
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/21/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Medical Cannabis - Grower, Dispensary, and Processor Agents - Age Requirement [SB-1031]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
Providing that an individual must be at least 18 years old to be registered as a medical cannabis grower agent; decreasing from 21 years old to 18 years old the minimum age an individual must be to be registered as a medical cannabis dispensary agent; and decreasing from 21 years old to 18 years old the minimum age an individual must be to be registered as a medical cannabis processor agent.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Health Care Facilities - Workplace Safety (Safe Care Act) [HB-1568]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Requiring State residential centers and State-operated hospitals to develop a workplace safety plan; establishing certain requirements for a certain workplace safety plan; requiring that certain training address certain risks and include certain instruction on certain matters; requiring certain State residential centers and State-operated hospitals to collaborate with a certain committee for certain purposes; requiring that certain procedures include certain other procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie L Cullison
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Medical Cannabis - Dispensary Grower-Processor License [HB-1317]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to license medical cannabis dispensary grower-processors under certain circumstances; requiring an applicant to meet certain conditions to be licensed as a dispensary grower-processor; providing that an applicant for a dispensary grower-processor license may not have received certain disciplinary action from the Commission or have failed to meet certain deadlines; requiring the Commission to establish a certain application review process; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Cannabis - Legalization, Taxation, and Regulation [HB-1400]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Substituting the term "cannabis" for the term "marijuana" in certain provisions of law; altering a certain quantity threshold and establishing a certain age limit applicable to a certain civil offense of use or possession of cannabis; establishing an exception to the existing prohibition on obtaining or attempting to obtain a controlled dangerous substance or procuring or attempting to procure the administration of a controlled dangerous substance under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie L. McIntosh
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Expenses of Medical Cannabis Grower, Processor, Dispensary, or Independent Testing Laboratory [HB-1210]
[Cannabis ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
Allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain expenses paid or incurred during the taxable year in carrying on a trade or business as a certain medical cannabis grower, processor, dispensary, or independent testing laboratory; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Ann Lisanti
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Medical Cannabis - Dispensaries and Medical Cannabis Laboratory Advisory Council [HB-1068]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting penalty and arrest for a medical cannabis dispensary or its agents for acquiring, possessing, transferring, transporting, selling, distributing, or dispensing medical cannabis, products containing medical cannabis, related supplies, or educational materials for use by a certain independent testing laboratory or its agents; establishing the Medical Cannabis Laboratory Advisory Council within the Commission; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Advisory Council; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 02/24/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Medical Cannabis - Dispensaries and Medical Cannabis Laboratory Advisory Council [SB-916]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting penalty and arrest for a medical cannabis dispensary or its agents for acquiring, possessing, transferring, transporting, selling, distributing, or dispensing medical cannabis, products containing medical cannabis, related supplies, or educational materials for use by a certain independent testing laboratory or its agents; establishing the Medical Cannabis Laboratory Advisory Council; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Advisory Council; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 02/21/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Medical Cannabis - Dispensary Grower-Processor License [SB-953]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to license medical cannabis dispensary grower-processors under certain circumstances; requiring an applicant to meet certain conditions to be licensed as a dispensary grower-processor; providing that an applicant for a dispensary grower-processor license may not have received certain disciplinary action from the Commission or have failed to meet certain deadlines; requiring the Commission to establish a certain application review process; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Cannabis - Medical Cannabis Boutique Grower License and Pesticides [SB-821]
[Cannabis ]
[Agriculture ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Authorizing a person to submit a certain application to the Department of Agriculture to approve the use of a pesticide in the production of cannabis; requiring that an application include a certain certified risk assessment; requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to license a medical cannabis boutique grower that meets certain requirements to provide medical cannabis to certain licensed and registered entities; limiting to 10 the number of boutique licenses the Commission may issue; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Certification of Police Officers [HB-857]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that employment by a business licensed as a certain cannabis dispensary, grower, or processor does not constitute involvement in the illegal distribution, production, cultivation, transportation, or sale of a controlled dangerous substance for police officer certification or recertification under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 345 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission – Compassionate Use Fund – Revisions (The Fakiza Rahman Act) [HB-870]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission, not the Maryland Department of Health, to administer the Compassionate Use Fund; prohibiting the Commission from imposing certain fees during the two years immediately following the issuance of a license; requiring the Commission to establish a program to allow individuals enrolled in the Maryland Medical Assistance Program or the Veteran Affairs Maryland Health Care System to obtain medical cannabis at a reduced cost; requiring the Commission to set a certain fee structure; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane E Pendergrass
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 352 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Schools - Medical Cannabis - Guidelines for Administration to Students [SB-605]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring, on or before December 1, 2020, the State Department of Education and the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission jointly to develop guidelines for public schools regarding the administration of medical cannabis to certain students during school hours and school-sponsored after-school activities; providing for the contents of the guidelines; requiring, on or before December 1, 2020, the Department and the Commission jointly to provide certain technical assistance to schools; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Reporting - Cannabis Use and Criminal Law Enforcement [HB-625]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission, on or before October 1 each year, to report certain information to the Governor and the General Assembly on certain cannabis use and enforcement of criminal laws regarding cannabis.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Certification of Police Officers [SB-347]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that employment by a business licensed as a certain cannabis dispensary, grower, or processor does not constitute involvement in the illegal distribution, production, cultivation, transportation, or sale of a controlled dangerous substance for police officer certification or recertification if the individual's employment was not terminated for illegal or improper conduct.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 346 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Schools – Medical Cannabis – Guidelines for Administration to Students (Connor’s Courage) [HB-331]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring, on or before December 1, 2020, the State Department of Education and the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission jointly to develop guidelines for public schools regarding the administration of medical cannabis to certain students during school hours and school-sponsored after-school activities; providing for the contents of the guidelines; requiring, on or before December 1, 2020, the Department and the Commission jointly to provide certain technical assistance to schools; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Ann Lisanti
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 02/11/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Expenses of Medical Cannabis Grower, Processor, Dispensary, or Independent Testing Laboratory [SB-146]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
Allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for amounts of ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred during the taxable year, including a reasonable allowance for salaries and certain other compensation, in carrying on a trade or business as a certain medical cannabis grower, processor, dispensary, or independent testing laboratory; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/10/2020