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 state employee who also urged the delegate to adopt elements of the legalization bill presented by Assembly colleague Sen. Jill Carter.
It’s the fourth bill introduced by a Democrat in recent weeks that seeks to outline what the state’s recreational cannabis industry might look like, and by several measures the most progressive. Under
