Cannabis
Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Hemp. [HB-131]
[Agriculture ]
[Cannabis ]
[Food ]
[Small Business ]
Legalizes hemp to the extent legalized under federal law. Requires the Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture to prepare and submit a proposed state plan to monitor and regulate hemp production, including commercial production and research, to the federal Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to section 297B of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to monitor and regulate hemp production. Allows Industrial Hemp Pilot Project licensee to utilize hemp genetics. Requires reports to the Governor and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama
Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019
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Gettr Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Medical Cannabis. [HB-293]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
Authorizes qualifying patients and qualifying out-of-state patients to transport cannabis between islands of the State for personal medical use.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy A. San Buenaventura
Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Health - Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission - Membership, Licensing, and Studies [SB-1197]
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[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Small Business ]
Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission to actively seek, to the extent permitted by State and federal law, to achieve racial, ethnic, and geographic diversity when licensing medical cannabis growers, processors, and dispensaries and to strongly encourage and conduct outreach to small, minority-owned, and women-owned businesses for specified purposes; requiring the Commission to grant Stage One preapproval for a medical cannabis grower license to two specified applicants on or before July 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas V. Miller
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Medical Cannabis - Certifying Providers - Written Certifications [HB-1655]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
Altering the definition of "written certification", for purposes of provisions of law governing medical cannabis, to require that a written certification issued by a certifying provider to a specified qualifying patient include a specified recommendation on the amount of medical cannabis that would be necessary to meet the needs of the qualifying patient.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Jalisi
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Diversity [HB-1648]
[Cannabis ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
Requiring that, to the extent practicable, the members of the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission reflect the racial, ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity of the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Angela Angel
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Medical Cannabis Grower Licenses - Maximum [SB-1107]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
Increasing from 15 to 25 the maximum number of medical cannabis grower licenses that the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission may issue before June 1, 2018.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Medical Cannabis Grower Licenses [HB-1429]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission, on or before December 31, 2017, to license 25 medical cannabis growers; requiring the Commission to actively seek to achieve geographic diversity when licensing medical cannabis growers, while giving additional weight and consideration to specified applicants; requiring the Commission to actively seek applicants for a medical cannabis grower license that incorporate elements of a specified research program in their applications; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission Reform Act [HB-1443]
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[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to conduct wide-ranging specified outreach to small, minority, and women business owners and entrepreneurs that may have an interest in applying for specified medical cannabis-related licenses; requiring the Commission to partner with specified entities to identify employment opportunities within the medical cannabis industry; establishing the Natalie M. LaPrade Compassionate Use Fund to provide access to medical cannabis for specified individuals; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Senate Refuses To Recede on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Grower and Processor Licenses and Local Impact Grants [HB-1501]
[Cannabis ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to distribute $250,000 in local impact grants each year to specified counties and municipalities for a specified purpose; requiring a local development council to be established in a specified geographic area and to consist of specified members appointed in a specified manner; requiring specified counties and municipalities to develop a specified plan, in consultation with a specified local development council, before any expenditure of local impact grant funds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Medical Cannabis Grower Licenses [HB-1259]
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[Healthcare ]
Increasing the number of medical cannabis grower licenses that may be authorized by the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission from 15 to 17; and requiring the Commission to grant specified approval to specified applicants.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Office of Health Occupations [HB-1474]
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[Cannabis ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Establishing the Office of Health Occupations in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; transferring the State Commission on Kidney Disease and the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to the Office; renaming the State Commission on Kidney Disease to be the State Board on Kidney Disease; renaming the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to be the Natalie M. LaPrade State Board on Medical Cannabis; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan W Krebs
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Medical Cannabis Grower Licenses [SB-1038]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
Increasing the number of medical cannabis grower licenses that may be authorized by the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission from 15 to 17; requiring the Commission to grant specified approval to specified applicants.
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin D Ready
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Health - Medical Cannabis Grower, Processor, and Dispensary Licenses - Sale or Transfer and Forfeiture [HB-1482]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing a medical cannabis grower, processor, or dispensary to sell or transfer a license under specified circumstances; requiring specified licensees to forfeit a license under specified circumstances; authorizing the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to extend the time frame for specified licensees to become operational under specified circumstances; and requiring specified entities buying or obtaining a specified license to meet specified requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Constitutional Amendment - Cannabis - Right to Use, Possess, and Cultivate [HB-1236]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
Amending the Maryland Constitution to establish that, subject to specified exceptions, an individual in the State who is at least 21 years old has the right under State law to use cannabis, possess up to 2 ounces of cannabis, and cultivate up to 6 cannabis plants; providing that the right enumerated in the amendment may not be infringed except that the transfer of cannabis by purchase or sale shall be regulated as necessary to ensure health and safety and taxed for specified purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Cannabis - Legalization [HB-1185]
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[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing specified civil and criminal prohibitions against the use and possession of marijuana; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified persons for using, obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing cannabis under specified circumstances; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified retailers, cannabis product manufacturers, cannabis cultivation facilities, craft cannabis cultivators, and safety compliance facilities under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Excise Tax and Sales Tax - Cannabis [HB-1186]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing a tax on specified sales of cannabis; providing for the distribution of cannabis tax revenues; establishing specified tax rates on the sale of cannabis; excluding specified sales of cannabis from the tax; requiring cannabis tax revenue to be appropriated in a specified manner; requiring the State Comptroller to administer the cannabis excise tax and adopt specified regulations; establishing the Cannabis Tax Distribution Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide supplemental funding for specified programs and purposes, etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Ellis Hixson
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 03/09/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Smoking Marijuana in Vehicles - Prohibition [HB-1043]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a driver of a motor vehicle from smoking or consuming marijuana in the passenger area of a motor vehicle on a highway; and prohibiting an occupant of a motor vehicle from smoking marijuana in the passenger area of the motor vehicle on a highway.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph F Vallario
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/30/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
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Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Possession of Marijuana [SB-949]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a person to file a petition for expungement at a specified time if the person was convicted of possession of marijuana.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard S Madaleno
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 801 on 05/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Excise Tax and Sales Tax - Cannabis [SB-927]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing an excise tax on specified sales of cannabis; providing for the distribution of cannabis excise tax revenues; establishing specified excise tax rates on the sale of cannabis; excluding specified sales of cannabis from the excise tax; requiring the State Comptroller to administer the cannabis excise tax and adopt specified regulations; establishing the Cannabis Tax Distribution Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide supplemental funding for specified programs and purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 03/08/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Cannabis - Legalization [SB-928]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing specified civil and criminal prohibitions against the use and possession of marijuana; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified persons for using, obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing cannabis under specified circumstances; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified retailers, cannabis product manufacturers, cannabis cultivation facilities, craft cannabis cultivators, and safety compliance facilities under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017