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

Sponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (District 18)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 1/20 at 11:00 a.m. (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 (12)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMcAllister, GordonLaw Enforcement Action PartnershipOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWilliams, KrystalMARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDERWritten (PDF)
FAVFraser, StanfordMaryland OPDOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAdams, MD, JosephMaryland-DC Society of Addiction MedicineWritten (PDF)
FAVRosen-Cohen, NancyNCADD-MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVAmanuel, YanetlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBagwell, AshlielobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVCaucus, MD LatinoIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Waldstreicher, Senator WaldstreicherlegislatorIndividualPosition only
UNFShellenberger, ScottBaltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeOral + Written (PDF)
UNFPatashnick, GavinMSAAWritten (PDF)
UNFMorris, DavidMaryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' AssociationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAmanuel, YanetRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland
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