Criminal Law - Marijuana - Possession and Possession With Intent to Distribute
Sponsor: David Moon (District 20)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (as of Dec 1, 2021)
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 (13)
MGA witness listFAV 8FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Mosby, Marilyn | Baltimore City State's Attorney Office | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Naugle, Olivialobbyist | Marijuana Policy Project | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosen-Cohen, Nancy | NCADD-Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Amanuel, Yanetlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caucus, MD Latino | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Moon, Delegate Moonlegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Moon, David | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Shellenberger, Scott | Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Patashnick, Gavin | MSAA | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mansfield, Andrealobbyist | Maryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | riley, joseph | Maryland State's Attorneys Association | Oral |
| UNF | Kroll, Steven | Maryland State's Attorneys' Association | Oral |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…
UNFMansfield, AndreaMaryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' AssociationRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…