Author: Morgan Baskin
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Support Rises Among Marylanders For Legal Pot
Maryland voters heartily support the legalization of cannabis by a margin of nearly 2 to 1, a new poll from Goucher College found — and that popularity isn’t limited to one party, with a majority of both Republicans and independents supporting legalization. The poll found that 62% of the 635 people sampled believe in establishing…
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Once Again, Congress Tries To Stop D.C. From Legalizing Weed
A federal spending bill circulated Wednesday morning contains a clause that would ban D.C. from regulating a recreational cannabis market and collecting taxes from it, attempting to foil – yet another time – the District’s desire to legalize weed. The clause, known as the Harris Rider after Rep. Andy Harris (R-Maryland) first introduced it in…
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Vacancy Opens On Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission As Member Resigns To Run For Office
Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission member Jeff Woolford resigned from the regulatory body on Feb. 23, the commission announced on Thursday, after Maryland gubernatorial candidate Kelly Schulz tapped Woolford this week to campaign as her running mate. Woolford has served in a number of capacities in the administration of Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, most recently as…
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Recreational Pot Sales In Virginia Could Begin This September
Lawmakers in the Virginia Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would allow existing medical dispensaries to sell cannabis to adults come Sept. 15, moving up the start date for recreational sales a full 16 months from its current 2024 deadline. The decision to provide a speedier path to legal sales marks a departure from the…
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Maryland Senate Advances Several Weed Bills
“I don’t want another situation like last year where we end up in a stalemate and run out of time. The thought is, this has to happen now, and we have to start having these compromise meeting now to figure out where Dems are going to be and what we want,”…
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Del. Gabriel Acevero Gets A Hearing On His Forward-Looking Weed Legalization Bill, With Little Fanfare
Maryland Del. Gabriel Acevero made his case on Tuesday for a sweeping cannabis legalization bill that would automatically expunge records for many nonviolent drug offenses, as well as allow for the home cultivation of up to 24 mature cannabis plants. But only one other person showed up to testify in favor of it – a…