HB 550

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Criminal Law - Marijuana - Possession and Possession With Intent to Distribute

Sponsor: Delegate MosbyCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Increasing, from 10 grams to 1 ounce, the amount of marijuana below which possession is a civil offense, rather than a criminal offense; and creating a presumption that a person in possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana is not in violation of a certain provision of law with regard to marijuana, in the absence of any other evidence of a certain violation.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Amanuel, Yanetlobbyist	ACLU of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Christensen, Tricia	Baltimore Harm Reduction	Position only
FAV	Wallington, Keithlobbyist	Justice Policy Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Franklin, Neill	Law Enforcement Action Partnership	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McAllister, Gordon	Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Luke	MD NORML	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Naugle, Olivialobbyist	Marijuana Policy Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Naugle, Olivialobbyist	Marijuana Policy Project	Oral
FAV	Ciekot, Annlobbyist	NCADD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Flores, Ricardo	OPD	Position only
FAV	haslam, jeneffer	baltimore city states attorney office	Oral
FAV	Delegate Mosby, Delegate Mosbylegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	kestell, robert	Individual	Oral
UNF	SHELLENBERGER, SCOTT	BALTIMORE COUNTY STATES ARTTORNEY	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	MD Chiefs and Sheriffs	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lewis, Sheriff Mike	Wicomico County	Oral
UNF	kroll, steve	md stat's attys	Oral
UNF	riley, joe	md state's attys	Oral

Organizations on record

ACLU of MarylandFAV 1

baltimore city states attorney officeFAV 1

BALTIMORE COUNTY STATES ARTTORNEYUNF 1

Baltimore Harm ReductionFAV 1

Justice Policy InstituteFAV 1

Law Enforcement Action PartnershipFAV 1

Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP)FAV 1

Marijuana Policy ProjectFAV 2

MD Chiefs and SheriffsUNF 1

MD NORMLFAV 1

md stat's attysUNF 1

md state's attysUNF 1

NCADDFAV 1

OPDFAV 1

Wicomico CountyUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAmanuel, YanetACLU of MarylandRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland

FAVWallington, KeithJustice Policy InstituteRegistered for: Justice Policy Institute

FAVNaugle, OliviaMarijuana Policy ProjectRegistered for: Marijuana Policy Project

FAVCiekot, AnnNCADDRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute…

UNFMansfield, AndreaMD Chiefs and SheriffsRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…