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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission Reform Act [SB-999]
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Repealing provisions of law establishing the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission; establishing the Medical Cannabis Division in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; providing for the purpose of the Division; requiring the Division to develop specified identification cards and to adopt specified regulations; requiring the Division to develop and maintain a Web site that provides specified information; authorizing the Division to employ specified staff; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Constitutional Amendment - Cannabis - Right to Use, Possess, and Cultivate [SB-891]
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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: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Garrett County Commissioners - Marijuana Facilities - Location [HB-973]
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Authorizing the County Commissioners of Garrett County to enact a local law and adopt regulations relating to the location of any marijuana facility in Garrett County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell R Beitzel
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Garrett County Commissioners - Marijuana Facilities - Location [SB-787]
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Authorizing the County Commissioners of Garrett County to enact a local law and adopt regulations relating to the location of any marijuana facility in Garrett County.
Sponsored by: Sen. George C Edwards
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Medical Cannabis Grower Licenses [SB-788]
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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: Sen. George C Edwards
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Medical Cannabis Grower Licenses - Review of Applications [SB-800]
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Increasing the number of medical cannabis growers that may be licensed by the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission; requiring the Commission to review specified applications and award Stage One pre-approval to at least one applicant located in southern Maryland, which includes Charles County, Calvert County, and St. Mary's County; and requiring an applicant awarded Stage One pre-approval to meet the standards for licensure as a medical cannabis grower as set by the Commission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Cannabis - Use of State Revenues [HB-657]
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Stating the intent of the General Assembly that, if the State imposes a tax on medical or nonmedical cannabis, all revenues from the tax will be deposited into the Education Trust Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Smoking Marijuana in a Public Place - Prohibition [SB-445]
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Prohibiting a person from smoking marijuana in a public place, in or on a public conveyance, or in any specified area otherwise accessible to the public; establishing a penalty of a fine not to exceed $500 for a violation of the Act; providing for the expungement of a conviction under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Composition and Licenses [HB-487]
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Altering the membership of the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission; providing that an appointment made to the Commission is subject to confirmation by the Senate of Maryland; requiring the membership of the Commission to reflect the racial diversity of the State; prohibiting a member of the Commission from being employed or otherwise affiliated with a grower, processor, or dispensary for 2 years from the date on which the term of the member ended; increasing the number of growers that may be licensed by the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Possession of Marijuana [HB-379]
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Authorizing a person to file a petition for expungement at a specified time if the person was convicted of possession of marijuana.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ana Sol Gutierrez
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Composition and Licenses [SB-267]
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Altering the membership of the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission; providing that an appointment made to the Commission is subject to confirmation by the Senate of Maryland; requiring the membership of the Commission to reflect the racial diversity of the State; prohibiting a member of the Commission from being employed or otherwise affiliated with a grower, processor, or dispensary for 2 years from the date on which the term of the member ended; increasing the number of growers that may be licensed by the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Veterans - Medical Cannabis [SB-68]
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Adding posttraumatic stress disorder to the definition of "debilitating medical condition" for the purposes of specified affirmative defenses to a charge of use or possession of marijuana; establishing a specified affirmative defense for a charge of use or possession of marijuana for a specified qualified veteran patient; establishing a specified written certification for a qualified veteran patient; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald N Young
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/06/2017