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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Criminal Law and Vehicle Laws – Marijuana – Criminal Threshold and Smoking in Vehicles [SB-127]
Increasing, from 10 grams to 1 ounce, the amount of marijuana below which possession is a civil offense, rather than a criminal offense; 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.
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Gettr Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Smoking Marijuana in Vehicles - Prohibition [HB-651]
Prohibiting a driver of a motor vehicle from smoking or consuming marijuana in a passenger area of a motor vehicle on a highway; and prohibiting an occupant of a motor vehicle from smoking marijuana in a passenger area of a motor vehicle on a highway.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Public Health - Tobacco Control Funding [HB-606]
Requiring $21,000,000 in funding for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter for activities aimed at reducing tobacco use in Maryland.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Tobacco Products and Electronic Smoking Devices - Revisions [SB-895]
Requiring certain licensees to post a certain sign in a certain location; altering the minimum age, from 18 to 21, for an individual to purchase or be sold tobacco products; authorizing the Maryland Department of Health to conduct certain inspections of licensed retailers; authorizing the Department to use individuals under the age of 21 years to assist in conducting a certain inspection; exempting certain individuals from a certain minimum age requirement for an individual to purchase or be sold tobacco products; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Cannabis - Legalization, Taxation, and Regulation [SB-771]
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 a civil offense for use or possession of a certain amount of cannabis for a person of at least a certain age; establishing a Cannabis Regulation Division in the Office of the Comptroller; authorizing the Comptroller to employ certain officers and employees; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Medical Cannabis - Pesticide Use - Labeling and Study [SB-749]
Requiring a certain dispensary or dispensary agent to ensure that medical cannabis grown using a pesticide and products containing medical cannabis grown using a pesticide have a label affixed at the time of sale stating that the medical cannabis was grown using pesticides; requiring the Department of Agriculture to study the health impacts of smoking medical cannabis that was grown using pesticides or being in close proximity to smoke from the burning of medical cannabis that was grown using pesticides; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems - Prohibitions and Requirements [SB-708]
Requiring the Secretary of Health to adopt certain regulations to set standards for labeling and child resistant packaging for electronic nicotine delivery systems and vaping liquid; requiring an electronic nicotine delivery systems manufacturer to ensure that electronic nicotine delivery systems and vaping liquid are packaged in accordance with the standards adopted by the Secretary and in tamper-evident packaging; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Tobacco Products and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems - Minimum Age and Civil Fines [SB-378]
Altering certain provisions of law to prohibit a certain person from distributing a certain tobacco product or electronic nicotine delivery system to an individual under the age of 21 years, rather than to a minor; prohibiting a person from distributing a certain tobacco product or electronic nicotine delivery system without first examining a government-issued photographic identification of a certain purchaser or recipient in order to determine the date of birth of the prospective purchaser or recipient; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Cannabis - Legalization, Taxation, and Regulation [HB-656]
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 a civil offense for use or possession of a certain amount of cannabis for a person of at least a certain age; establishing a Cannabis Regulation Division in the Office of the Comptroller; authorizing the Comptroller to employ certain officers and employees; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Clean Indoor Air Act - Use of Electronic Cigarette Devices - Prohibition [HB-27]
Altering the Clean Indoor Air Act to include a prohibition of the use of a certain electronic cigarette device under certain circumstances; defining the term "electronic cigarette device" as an electronic device that can be used to deliver nicotine or any other substance intended for human consumption to an individual to simulate smoking through the inhalation of vapor or aerosol from the device; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission – Processing and Dispensing Medical Cannabis [HB-17]
Authorizing an institution of higher education, a related medical facility, or an affiliated biomedical research firm to file with the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission a registration to purchase medical cannabis for the purpose of conducting a bona fide research project relating to the medical uses, properties, or composition of cannabis; requiring the Commission to allow certain dispensaries and dispensary agents to acquire, possess, transfer, sell, distribute or dispense edible cannabis products; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Marijuana Laws - Full Disclosure of Legal, Employment, and Health Risks [HB-1307]
Requiring the Office of the Attorney General, at least 90 days before the implementation of any law that reduces penalties for or legalizes the use of marijuana, to establish an information system, including the creation of a website and public service announcements for radio, television, newspapers, and billboards, to notify the public of the risks related to the change in the law.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Pharmacists - Aids for the Cessation of Tobacco Product Use - Prescribing and Dispensing [HB-1217]
Authorizing a pharmacist who meets the requirements of certain regulations to prescribe and dispense aids for the cessation of the use of tobacco products; requiring the State Board of Pharmacy, by September 1, 2020, to adopt certain regulations; requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland Children's Health Program to provide coverage for certain services rendered by a licensed pharmacist under the Act to the same extent as certain services rendered by any other licensed health care practitioner; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems - Prohibitions and Requirements [HB-1185]
Requiring the Secretary of Health to adopt certain regulations to set standards for labeling and child resistant packaging for electronic nicotine delivery systems and vaping liquid; requiring an electronic nicotine delivery systems manufacturer to ensure that electronic nicotine delivery systems and vaping liquid are packaged in accordance with the standards adopted by the Secretary and in tamper-evident packaging; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Medical Cannabis - Pesticide Use - Labeling and Study [HB-1174]
Requiring a certain dispensary or dispensary agent to ensure that medical cannabis grown using a pesticide and products containing medical cannabis grown using a pesticide have a label affixed at the time of sale stating that the medical cannabis was grown using pesticides; requiring the Department of Agriculture to study the health impacts of smoking medical cannabis that was grown using pesticides or being in close proximity to smoke from the burning of medical cannabis that was grown using pesticides; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Tobacco Products and Electronic Smoking Devices - Revisions [HB-1169]
Requiring certain licensees to post a certain sign in a certain location; altering the minimum age, from 18 to 21, for an individual to purchase or be sold tobacco products; exempting certain individuals from a certain minimum age requirement for an individual to purchase or be sold tobacco products; authorizing the Maryland Department of Health to conduct inspections of licensed retailers; authorizing the Department to use certain individuals under the age of 21 years to assist in conducting a certain inspection; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Alcohol and Tobacco Commission [HB-1052]
Establishing the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission; expressing the legislative intent that the Field Enforcement Division (FED) in the Office of the Comptroller be transferred to the Commission by July 1, 2020; establishing certain powers and duties for the Commission in addition to those transferred from the Comptroller's office; requiring the Commission to conduct certain studies related to the alcohol and tobacco industries and to develop certain best practices; requiring the Governor to appoint an Executive Director of the Commission; etc.
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Hawaii 2019 Regular Session
Relating To Condominiums. [SB-269]
Enables condominium associations to adopt rules and regulations that prohibit smoking by all persons inside a condominium unit and on lanais and in the entire condominium project. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2019 Regular Session
Relating To County Authority On The Sale Of Tobacco Products. [SB-182]
Allows counties to adopt and enforce additional ordinances that regulate the sale or use of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices. Requires county ordinances to be no less protective of public health than state law. Repeals statute that preempts local smoking ordinances and regulations and voids any local law or regulation that conflicts with state smoking laws.
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Hawaii 2019 Regular Session
Relating To Smoking. [SB-1080]
Establishes a $100 fine for underage persons who smoke on public-school property or at public-school functions.