HB 1

EnactedConstitutional amendment

Constitutional Amendment - Cannabis - Adult Use and Possession

Sponsor: Luke Clippinger (District 46)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 45 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing that, on or after July 1, 2023, an individual in the State who is at least 21 years old may use and possess cannabis.

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Testimony (48)

MGA witness list

FAV 25FavorableFWA 10Favorable with amendmentsUNF 10UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Stevenson, Christopher	1199SEIU	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mosby, Marilyn	Baltimore City State's Attorney Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beller, Joel	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jackson Bowen, Darlene	Building Mosaic Solutions, Inc.	Position only
FAV	Hayes, Justin	Comptroller of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Henderson, Richard	Drug Free Baltimore Coalition C/O National African African American Drug Policy Coalition	Oral
FAV	Goldberg, Dylan	House Judiciary Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Anthony G.	House of Representatives	Oral
FAV	Bryce, Joe	Manis Canning and Associates	Oral
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quinton, Sylvia	Maryland Prevention Works Collaborative	Position only
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Syrrakos, Holly	Takoma Park Mobilization	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Brock-Cancelliri, Jen	Trulieve	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mock, Kaylalobbyist	UFCW 400	Position only
FAV	Hack, Jessica	UFCW Local 27	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	DeTello, Nicholas	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Clippinger, Delegate Clippingerlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Clippinger, Delegate Clippingerlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	Law, Jonathan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Schipper, Daniel	Individual	Position only
UNF	Reichert-Price, Sarah	Allegany County Republican Women's Club	Written (PDF)
UNF	Davidson, Jordan	Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM, Inc.)	Oral
UNF	Niforatos, Luke	Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM, Inc.)	Oral
UNF	Carr, Warren (Rusty)	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Carr, Warren (Rusty)	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Creveling, Ashleigh	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ennis, Ella	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kahan, Alexander	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Novello, Laura	MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER	Oral
FWA	Naugle, Olivialobbyist	Marijuana Policy Project	Oral
FWA	Naugle, Olivialobbyist	Marijuana Policy Project	Written (PDF)
FWA	Eck, Raimee	Maryland Public Health Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FWA	James, Jax	National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Stribling, LaWann	Strib'ble District LLC, MDNORML	Written (PDF)
FWA	Buckler, Anthony	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Graham, Erik	Individual	Oral
FWA	Mitchell, Martin	Individual	Oral
INFO	Voytek, Maddy	MD Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
INFO	Voytek, Maddy	MD Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
INFO	Yagi, Laura	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

1199SEIUFAV 1

Allegany County Republican Women's ClubUNF 1

Baltimore City State's Attorney OfficeFAV 1

Baltimore County GovernmentFAV 1

Building Mosaic Solutions, Inc.FAV 1

Comptroller of MarylandFAV 1

Drug Free Baltimore Coalition C/O National African African American Drug Policy CoalitionFAV 1

House Judiciary CommitteeFAV 1

House of RepresentativesFAV 1

Manis Canning and AssociatesFAV 1

Marijuana Policy ProjectFWA 2

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDERFWA 1

Maryland Prevention Works CollaborativeFAV 1

Maryland Public Health AssociationFWA 1

Maryland State and DC AFL-CIOFAV 2

MD Chamber of CommerceINFO 2

Montgomery County GovernmentFWA 1

National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)FWA 1

Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM, Inc.)UNF 2

Strib'ble District LLC, MDNORMLFWA 1

Takoma Park MobilizationFAV 1

TrulieveFAV 1

UFCW 400FAV 1

UFCW Local 27FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMock, KaylaUFCW 400Registered for: United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 400

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…

FWANaugle, OliviaMarijuana Policy ProjectRegistered for: Marijuana Policy Project