SB 51

Did not advance

Criminal Procedure - Reasonable Suspicion and Probable Cause - Cannabis

Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that, with a certain exception, a finding or determination of reasonable suspicion or probable cause relating to possession of contraband or other criminal activity may not be based solely on evidence of the odor of certain cannabis, the possession of or suspicion of possession of cannabis, or the presence of money in proximity to cannabis; and providing that evidence obtained in violation of the Act is not admissible in certain proceedings.

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Testimony (73)

MGA witness list

FAV 63FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gudlavalleti, Rajani	Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Walker, Emily	Calvert County PRISM	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hunter, Caseylobbyist	Common Cause Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Cornerstone Government Affairs	Position only
FAV	Day, Camilla	JUFJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weissman, Louise	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Silver, Joanna	Joanna Silver	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Caplan, Karen	Karen D. Caplan	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tyree, Nikki	LWVMD	Oral
FAV	Ramsey, Debbie	Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Progressive Caucus, Lower Shore	Lower Shore Progressive Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	Ellis, Lisa	Maryland Business Clergy Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ahearn, Charlotte	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Abdul-Malik, Sita	Maryland NORML	Oral
FAV	Hall, Michele	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Martinez, Roberto	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Position only
FAV	Lewis, Roderick	Mr.	Written (PDF)
FAV	ruff, Malcolm	Murphy, Falcon & Murphy	Oral
FAV	Roth, Kristina	NAACP LDF	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gardner, Debra	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ford, Mary Ann	RISE Coalition of of Western Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reid, William	Retired	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams Jr, Roanld	Ron Williams Jr, MD Farmer and Waterman	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pham Linhoff, Christina	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Badeker, Melissa	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kleinman, Jan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Erica	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shillenn, Rebecca	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkes, Mckayla	Schools Not Jails	Oral
FAV	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stribling, LaWann	Strib'ble District LLC, MDNORML	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quinn, Kelly	The Choice Program at UMBC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Amanuel, Yanetlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Antoniewicz, Carol	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Black Caucus, Legislative	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bromfield, Lisa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carter, Jill	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cobb, Treanna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ditz, Toby	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ford, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Girdner, Linnie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Green, Rondez	Individual	Oral
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	John, Beverly	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Sarah	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Laitin, Elissa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mckinney, Tarolyn	Individual	Oral
FAV	Mitchell, Martin	Individual	Oral
FAV	Pereschuk, Alicia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruddle, Amy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	STERN, CAROL	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Shifrin, Jo	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tamagna, Jane	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Todd, Tamara	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

Baltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeUNF 1

Baltimore Harm Reduction CoalitionFAV 1

Calvert County PRISMFAV 1

Common Cause MarylandFAV 1

Cornerstone Government AffairsFAV 1

Jews United for JusticeFAV 1

Joanna SilverFAV 1

JUFJFAV 1

Karen D. CaplanFAV 1

Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP)FAV 1

Lower Shore Progressive CaucusFAV 1

LWVMDFAV 1

Marijuana Policy ProjectFWA 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Business Clergy PartnershipFAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland NORMLFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 2

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationUNF 2

MD Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationUNF 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

Mr.FAV 1

Murphy, Falcon & MurphyFAV 1

NAACP LDFFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFWA 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

RetiredFAV 1

RISE Coalition of of Western MarylandFAV 1

Ron Williams Jr, MD Farmer and WatermanFAV 1

Schools Not JailsFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 1

Strib'ble District LLC, MDNORMLFAV 1

SURJFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 4

The Choice Program at UMBCFAV 1

University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformFAV 1

Wicomico CountyUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHunter, CaseyCommon Cause MarylandRegistered for: League of Women Voters of Maryland

FAVDews, ChristopherCornerstone Government AffairsRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

FAVAmanuel, YanetRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland

UNFMansfield, AndreaMD Chiefs and 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.…

UNFPipkin, MatthewMaryland JudiciaryRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association

FWANaugle, OliviaMarijuana Policy ProjectRegistered for: Marijuana Policy Project