Delegate Jazz Lewis’ legalization bill, HB 32, has been scheduled for a committee hearing on Tuesday, February 16 at 1:30 p.m.

The Maryland General Assembly kicked off its 2021 legislative session today! This could be the year that Maryland ends cannabis prohibition and joins the 15 states and D.C that have legalized cannabis for adults.

Ask your lawmakers to vote to override the governor’s veto when they reconvene session! Yesterday, Gov. Larry Hogan (R) acted on hundreds of bills that the legislature approved during its shortened session. Sadly, the governor vetoed HB 83 — a modest bill that would automatically shield past cannabis charges occurring before October 1, 2014 in which possession was the only charge in the case. This is not a full record expungement. If enacted, it would simply shield nearly 200,000 past cannabis…

Early adjournment leaves decrim fix bill up in the air — take action to keep it alive. Good news! Both chambers of the General Assembly have approved HB 83, a bill that would automatically shield past cannabis charges occurring before October 1, 2014, in which possession was the only charge in the case. The bill now heads to Gov. Larry Hogan’s desk for final approval. If enacted, HB 83 would shield nearly 200,000 cannabis possession charges from public view on the Judiciary’s “Case Search” website.…

Urge your senators to support HB 550. Exciting news! Yesterday, the House of Delegates approved (93-44) a bill that would increase the amount of cannabis decriminalized in Maryland from 10 grams to one ounce. It now heads to the Senate. Contact your senator today and ask them to support HB 550!The bill — HB 550 — would make possession of up to an ounce of cannabis punishable by a civil fine of $100 rather than a criminal penalty that carries possible jail time. Also, a person could no longer be…

Ask your lawmakers to support HB 550. Although Maryland decriminalized simple possession of marijuana back in 2014, thousands of Marylanders continue to have their lives derailed by possession arrests. With your help, that could change this year: Delegate Nick Mosby (D) has proposed a bill to stop many of these arrests by increasing the decriminalized amount from 10 grams to one ounce. Email your lawmakers today and ask them to support HB 550!The bill — HB 550 — is scheduled for a House Judiciary…

Click here to register to join us. The Maryland Cannabis Policy Coalition is just one week away from our 2020 cannabis policy lobby day. Be sure to mark your calendars, and join us in solidarity. When: Tuesday, February 4, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Where: Anne Arundel Delegation Room, House Office Building — 6 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 Registration: Please complete the registration form here to join us. Prior to meeting with your elected officials, we will provide you with a list of relevant…

Show support for HB 83 and other cannabis policy reform efforts in 2020 by joining us for our annual lobby day on Tuesday, February 4 (8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.) in Annapolis! Register to join us here. A bill — HB 83 — has been introduced by Delegate David Moon (D) to provide for automatic expungement of marijuana possession convictions. The House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing for the bill on Tuesday, January 28 at 1:00 p.m. in Room 101 of the House Office Building — located at 6 Bladen…

Ask your lawmakers to support legislation to legalize cannabis for adults 21 and older. The General Assembly kicks off its 90-day 2020 legislative session today! To recap, the marijuana legalization workgroup met during the off-session and came to the consensus that they would not recommend legislation to legalize marijuana for adult use this session. However, the legislature could now be on track to seriously consider legalization in 2021. Keep up the pressure by emailing your legislators and…

Please ask your legislators to support legalizing, taxing, and regulating marijuana for adults 21 and older! At the beginning of the 2019 legislative session, Senate President Mike Miller and the late House Speaker Michael Busch created a legislative work group to study how to best implement the legalization of marijuana. The workgroup is supposed to issue its report by the end of the year, but its work is progressing slower than anticipated. The workgroup has held a few meetings in the summer…