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IntroducedFeb 03, 2022
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Passed HouseFeb 25, 2022
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Passed SenateMar 31, 2022
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Signed into Law
Cannabis Reform
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executive • Apr 09, 2022: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 26
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Votes
YES: 39
- Adams
- Cox
- Impallaria
- Mautz
- Parrott
- Anderton
- Fisher, M.
- Jacobs
- McComas
- Reilly
- Arentz
- Ghrist
- Jalisi
- McKay
- Rose
- Buckel
- Grammer
- Kipke
- Metzgar
- Saab
- Cardin
- Griffith
- Kittleman
- Morgan
- Shoemaker
- Chisholm
- Hartman
- Krebs
- Munoz
- Szeliga
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Long
- Novotny
- Wivell
- Clark
- Howard
- Mangione
- Otto
NO: 91
- Speaker
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Lopez
- Shetty
- Amprey
- Charles
- Holmes
- Love
- Smith
- Anderson
- Clippinger
- Howell
- Luedtke
- Solomon
- Attar
- Conaway
- Ivey
- McIntosh
- Stein
- Atterbeary
- Crutchfield
- Jackson
- Moon
- Stewart
- Bagnall
- Cullison
- Johnson
- Palakovich Carr
- Terrasa
- Barnes, B.
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Toles
- Barnes, D.
- Ebersole
- Jones, R.
- Pena-Melnyk
- Turner
- Bartlett
- Feldmark
- Kaiser
- Pendergrass
- Valderrama
- Barve
- Fisher, W.
- Kelly
- Prettyman
- Valentino-Smith
- Belcastro
- Foley
- Kerr
- Proctor
- Washington
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- Korman
- Qi
- Watson
- Boyce
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Landis
- Queen
- Wells
- Branch, C.
- Gilchrist
- Lehman
- Reznik
- Wilkins
- Branch, T.
- Guyton
- Lewis, J.
- Rogers
- Williams
- Bridges
- Harrison
- Lewis, R.
- Rosenberg
- Wilson
- Brooks
- Healey
- Lierman
- Ruth
- Young, K.
- Carr
- Henson
- Lisanti
- Sample-Hughes
- Young, P.
- Chang
YES: 38
- Adams
- Fisher, M.
- Jacobs
- McComas
- Parrott
- Anderton
- Ghrist
- Kipke
- McKay
- Reilly
- Arentz
- Grammer
- Kittleman
- Metzgar
- Rose
- Arikan
- Griffith
- Krebs
- Morgan
- Saab
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Lisanti
- Munoz
- Shoemaker
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Long
- Novotny
- Szeliga
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Mangione
- Otto
- Wivell
- Clark
- Impallaria
- Mautz
NO: 89
- Speaker
- Carr
- Henson
- Lierman
- Shetty
- Amprey
- Chang
- Hill
- Lopez
- Smith
- Anderson
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Love
- Solomon
- Attar
- Clippinger
- Howell
- Luedtke
- Stein
- Atterbeary
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Moon
- Stewart
- Bagnall
- Crutchfield
- Jackson
- Palakovich Carr
- Terrasa
- Barnes, B.
- Cullison
- Jalisi
- Patterson
- Toles
- Barnes, D.
- Davis
- Johnson
- Pena-Melnyk
- Turner
- Bartlett
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Pendergrass
- Valderrama
- Barve
- Feldmark
- Jones, R.
- Prettyman
- Valentino-Smith
- Belcastro
- Fisher, W.
- Kaiser
- Proctor
- Washington
- Bhandari
- Foley
- Kelly
- Qi
- Watson
- Boyce
- Forbes
- Kerr
- Queen
- Wells
- Branch, C.
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Korman
- Reznik
- Wilkins
- Branch, T.
- Gilchrist
- Landis
- Rogers
- Williams
- Bridges
- Guyton
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Wilson
- Brooks
- Harrison
- Lewis, J.
- Ruth
- Young, K.
- Cardin
- Healey
- Lewis, R.
- Sample-Hughes
YES: 36
- Adams
- Ghrist
- Jacobs
- McComas
- Parrott
- Anderton
- Grammer
- Kipke
- McKay
- Reilly
- Arentz
- Griffith
- Kittleman
- Metzgar
- Rose
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Krebs
- Morgan
- Saab
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Long
- Munoz
- Shoemaker
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Mangione
- Novotny
- Szeliga
- Clark
- Impallaria
- Mautz
- Otto
- Wivell
- Fisher, M.
NO: 91
- Speaker
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Lopez
- Shetty
- Amprey
- Charles
- Howell
- Love
- Smith
- Anderson
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Luedtke
- Solomon
- Attar
- Conaway
- Jackson
- McIntosh
- Stein
- Atterbeary
- Crutchfield
- Jalisi
- Moon
- Stewart
- Barnes, B.
- Cullison
- Johnson
- Palakovich Carr
- Terrasa
- Barnes, D.
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Toles
- Bartlett
- Ebersole
- Jones, R.
- Pena-Melnyk
- Turner
- Barve
- Feldmark
- Kaiser
- Pendergrass
- Valderrama
- Belcastro
- Fisher, W.
- Kelly
- Prettyman
- Valentino-Smith
- Bhandari
- Foley
- Kerr
- Proctor
- Washington
- Boyce
- Forbes
- Korman
- Qi
- Watson
- Branch, C.
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Landis
- Queen
- Wells
- Branch, T.
- Gilchrist
- Lehman
- Reznik
- Wilkins
- Bridges
- Guyton
- Lewis, J.
- Rogers
- Williams
- Brooks
- Healey
- Lewis, R.
- Rosenberg
- Wilson
- Cardin
- Henson
- Lierman
- Ruth
- Young, K.
- Carr
- Hill
- Lisanti
- Sample-Hughes
- Young, P.
- Chang
YES: 31
- Adams
- Ghrist
- Kittleman
- McKay
- Parrott
- Arentz
- Grammer
- Krebs
- Metzgar
- Reilly
- Buckel
- Griffith
- Long
- Morgan
- Rose
- Chisholm
- Hartman
- Mangione
- Munoz
- Saab
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Mautz
- Novotny
- Shoemaker
- Clark
- Jacobs
- McComas
- Otto
- Szeliga
- Fisher, M.
NO: 93
- Speaker
- Chang
- Holmes
- Lopez
- Smith
- Amprey
- Charkoudian
- Hornberger
- Love
- Solomon
- Anderson
- Charles
- Howell
- Luedtke
- Stein
- Attar
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- McIntosh
- Stewart
- Atterbeary
- Conaway
- Jackson
- Moon
- Terrasa
- Bagnall
- Crutchfield
- Jalisi
- Palakovich Carr
- Toles
- Barnes, B.
- Cullison
- Johnson
- Patterson
- Turner
- Barnes, D.
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Pena-Melnyk
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Ebersole
- Jones, R.
- Pendergrass
- Valentino-Smith
- Barve
- Feldmark
- Kaiser
- Prettyman
- Washington
- Belcastro
- Fisher, W.
- Kelly
- Proctor
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Foley
- Kerr
- Qi
- Wells
- Boyce
- Forbes
- Korman
- Reznik
- Wilkins
- Branch, C.
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Landis
- Rogers
- Williams
- Branch, T.
- Gilchrist
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Wilson
- Bridges
- Guyton
- Lewis, J.
- Ruth
- Wivell
- Brooks
- Healey
- Lewis, R.
- Sample-Hughes
- Young, K.
- Cardin
- Henson
- Lierman
- Shetty
- Young, P.
- Carr
- Hill
- Lisanti
YES: 38
- Adams
- Cox
- Impallaria
- McComas
- Parrott
- Anderton
- Fisher, M.
- Jacobs
- McKay
- Reilly
- Arentz
- Ghrist
- Kipke
- Metzgar
- Rose
- Arikan
- Grammer
- Kittleman
- Morgan
- Saab
- Buckel
- Griffith
- Krebs
- Munoz
- Shoemaker
- Chisholm
- Hartman
- Long
- Novotny
- Szeliga
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Mangione
- Otto
- Wivell
- Clark
- Howard
- Mautz
NO: 88
- Speaker
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Love
- Shetty
- Amprey
- Charles
- Howell
- Luedtke
- Smith
- Anderson
- Clippinger
- Jackson
- McIntosh
- Solomon
- Attar
- Conaway
- Jalisi
- Moon
- Stein
- Atterbeary
- Crutchfield
- Johnson
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Barnes, B.
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Terrasa
- Barnes, D.
- Davis
- Jones, R.
- Pena-Melnyk
- Toles
- Bartlett
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Pendergrass
- Turner
- Barve
- Feldmark
- Kelly
- Prettyman
- Valderrama
- Belcastro
- Fisher, W.
- Kerr
- Proctor
- Valentino-Smith
- Bhandari
- Foley
- Korman
- Qi
- Washington
- Boyce
- Forbes
- Landis
- Queen
- Watson
- Branch, C.
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lehman
- Reznik
- Wells
- Bridges
- Gilchrist
- Lewis, J.
- Rogers
- Wilkins
- Brooks
- Guyton
- Lewis, R.
- Rosenberg
- Williams
- Cardin
- Healey
- Lierman
- Ruth
- Young, K.
- Carr
- Henson
- Lisanti
- Sample-Hughes
- Young, P.
- Chang
- Hill
- Lopez
YES: 92
- Speaker
- Chang
- Henson
- Lisanti
- Shetty
- Amprey
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Lopez
- Smith
- Anderson
- Charles
- Holmes
- Love
- Solomon
- Attar
- Clippinger
- Howell
- Luedtke
- Stein
- Atterbeary
- Conaway
- Ivey
- McIntosh
- Stewart
- Bagnall
- Crosby
- Jackson
- Moon
- Terrasa
- Barnes, B.
- Crutchfield
- Johnson
- Palakovich Carr
- Toles
- Barnes, D.
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Turner
- Bartlett
- Davis
- Jones, R.
- Pena-Melnyk
- Valderrama
- Barve
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Pendergrass
- Valentino-Smith
- Belcastro
- Feldmark
- Kelly
- Prettyman
- Washington
- Bhandari
- Fisher, W.
- Kerr
- Proctor
- Watson
- Boyce
- Foley
- Korman
- Qi
- Wells
- Branch, C.
- Forbes
- Landis
- Queen
- Wilkins
- Branch, T.
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lehman
- Reznik
- Williams
- Bridges
- Gilchrist
- Lewis, J.
- Rosenberg
- Wilson
- Brooks
- Guyton
- Lewis, R.
- Ruth
- Young, K.
- Carey
- Harrison
- Lierman
- Sample-Hughes
- Young, P.
- Carr
- Healey
NO: 37
YES: 89
- Speaker
- Chang
- Holmes
- Love
- Solomon
- Amprey
- Charkoudian
- Howell
- Luedtke
- Stein
- Anderson
- Charles
- Ivey
- McIntosh
- Stewart
- Attar
- Clippinger
- Jackson
- Moon
- Terrasa
- Atterbeary
- Crosby
- Johnson
- Palakovich Carr
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Turner
- Barnes, B.
- Cullison
- Jones, R.
- Pena-Melnyk
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Pendergrass
- Valentino-Smith
- Barve
- Feldmark
- Kelly
- Prettyman
- Walker
- Belcastro
- Fennell
- Kerr
- Proctor
- Washington
- Bhandari
- Fisher, W.
- Korman
- Qi
- Watson
- Boyce
- Foley
- Landis
- Queen
- Wells
- Branch, C.
- Forbes
- Lehman
- Reznik
- Wilkins
- Branch, T.
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis, J.
- Rogers
- Williams
- Bridges
- Gilchrist
- Lewis, R.
- Rosenberg
- Wilson
- Brooks
- Guyton
- Lierman
- Ruth
- Young, K.
- Carey
- Healey
- Lisanti
- Shetty
- Young, P.
- Carr
- Hill
- Lopez
- Smith
NO: 41
NOT VOTING: 3
EXCUSED: 1
Actions
- Apr 09, 2022 | executive
- Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 26
- Apr 01, 2022 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (89-41)
- Passed Enrolled
- Mar 31, 2022 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Favorable with Amendments {163823/1
- Motion Laid Over (Senator Reilly) Adopted
- Floor Amendment {193721/1 (Senator Kagan) Adopted
- Floor Amendment {413721/1 (Senator McCray) Adopted
- Floor Amendment {863929/1 (Senator Cassilly) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (30-15)
- Mar 14, 2022 | Senate
- Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance)
- Feb 28, 2022 | Senate
- Referred Finance Budget and Taxation
- Feb 25, 2022 | House
- Third Reading Passed (92-37)
- Feb 23, 2022 | House
- Floor Amendment {933624/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (39-91)
- Floor Amendment {833023/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (38-89)
- Floor Amendment {803727/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (31-93)
- Floor Amendment {203121/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected (36-91)
- Floor Amendment {533220/1 (Delegate Kipke) Rejected (38-88)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 22, 2022 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {453125/1 Adopted
- Motion Special Order until 2/23 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted
- Feb 21, 2022 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- Feb 03, 2022 | House
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 2/14 at 10:00 a.m.
- Mar 31, 2022 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {163823/1 Adopted
Bill Texts
- Amendments {163823/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - First - Cannabis ReformPDF
- Text - Racial Equity Impact NotePDF
- Amendments {453125/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {933624/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (39-91) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {833023/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (38-89) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {803727/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (31-93) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {203121/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected (36-91) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {533220/1 (Delegate Kipke) Rejected (38-88) (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Cannabis ReformPDF
- Floor Amendment {193721/1 (Senator Kagan) Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {413721/1 (Senator McCray) Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {863929/1 (Senator Cassilly) Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Cannabis ReformPDF
- Text - Chapter - Cannabis ReformPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and TaxationPDF
- Video: JudiciaryHTML
- Video: FinanceHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JUD Oral Testimony, FWA -- Naugle, Olivia (Marijuana Policy Project)
- JUD Oral Testimony, FWA -- Hoke, Kathleen
- JUD Oral Testimony, FWA -- Quinton, Sylvia (Maryland Prevention Works Collaborative)
- JUD Testimony, UNF -- Ennis, Ella
- JUD Testimony, UNF -- Reichert-Price, Sarah (Allegany County Republican Women's Club)
- JUD Oral Testimony, FWA -- Gorelick, David
- JUD Testimony, INFO -- Casper, Aleks
- JUD Oral Testimony, FWA -- Mock, Kayla (UFCW 400)
- JUD Testimony, UNF -- Elalamy, Sara (Maryland Judiciary)
- JUD Testimony, INFO -- Collins, Jocelyn (American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network)
- JUD Testimony, FWA -- Hack, Jessica (UFCW Local 27)
- JUD Oral Testimony, FWA -- Bryce, Joe (Manis Canning and Associates)
- JUD Testimony, INFO -- Rosen-Cohen, Nancy (NCADD-Maryland)
- JUD Testimony, FWA -- Meyer, Avery (Students for Sensible Drug Policy of Johns Hopkins University)
- JUD Testimony, FWA -- Edwards, Donna (Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO)
- JUD Oral Testimony, INFO -- Adams, MD, Joseph (Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine)
- JUD Testimony, UNF -- Turnbull, Bruce
- JUD Testimony, FWA -- Jackson Bowen, Darlene (Building Mosaic Solutions, Inc.)
- JUD Testimony, FWA -- Abrams, Michael (Public Justice Center)
- JUD Oral Testimony, FWA -- Eck, Raimee (Maryland Public Health Association)
- JUD Oral Testimony, FAV -- Brock-Cancellieri, Jen
- JUD Testimony, FWA -- (MD), State of Maryland
- JUD Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Naugle, Olivia (Marijuana Policy Project)
- FIN Testimony, INFO -- Butchko, Dominic (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- FIN Testimony, INFO -- Rosen-Cohen, Nancy (NCADD-Maryland)
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Maryland, State of
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Bogdan, Henry (Maryland Nonprofits)
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- James, Jax (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML))
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Edwards, Donna (Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO)
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- mcavoy, vince
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- Turnbull, Bruce
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Goldberg, Dylan (House Judiciary Committee)
- FIN Testimony, INFO -- Rifkin, Brad (RWL)
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Bryce, Joe (Manis Canning and Associates)
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Elrich, Marc (Montgomery County Government)
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Eck, Raimee (Maryland Public Health Association)
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Hilliard, Elizabeth (Maryland Office of the Public Defender)
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- Amanuel, Yanet
- FIN Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All