Please ask your lawmakers to end cannabis prohibition in 2022!

Last year, two Delaware House committees approved HB 150 — a bill to legalize, tax, and regulate cannabis for adults. However, the legislature adjourned without further action on the bill.

Rep. Ed Osienski, sponsor of HB 150, plans to introduce a revised version of the bill again, with the aim of passing it this year.

The General Assembly convenes for its 2022 legislative session today. Now is a great time to reach out to your lawmakers and let them know that you want them to equitably legalize cannabis for adults this year!

Be sure to stay plugged in to the Delaware Cannabis Policy Coalition email alerts for more updates once the bill is introduced.

Delaware does not have a ballot initiative process, so the legislature must act to bring equitable legalization to the First State. A strong majority of Delawareans support legalizing cannabis for adults, and it’s important that your lawmakers hear from you!

By legalizing cannabis this year, Delaware can further reduce police interactions and arrests for cannabis, boost public health and public safety by displacing the illicit market, create a new source of jobs and revenue, and begin to repair the decades of harm cannabis prohibition has caused in communities of color.

After you email your lawmakers, please share this message with your friends and family in Delaware and encourage them to do the same.

Together, we can end prohibition in the First State!

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Urge your lawmakers to end cannabis prohibition in 2022!

The Maryland General Assembly wrapped up its 2021 legislative session on Monday. A comprehensive bill—HB 32— was introduced and championed by Delegate Jazz Lewis, but unfortunately the bill was not taken up this session.

With the legislature unwilling to take up legalization this year, the focus now shifts to passing legalization in 2022.

It’s important your lawmakers hear from you in the time leading up to the 2022 session. Email your lawmakers and ask them to make legalization a priority next year!

To go the extra mile, reach out to your lawmakers and schedule a meeting with them during the off-session. You can find tips for meeting with legislators here and effective arguments for legalizing and regulating cannabis here.

The Maryland Cannabis Policy Coalition will continue to lay the groundwork for legalization in 2022. Make sure you’re plugged in to receive future updates. If you are a member of an organization that would like to join our coalition, we would love to hear from you.

Let’s send a strong message that equitable cannabis legalization must be a priority next year!

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