Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB855 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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5	5	hb0855
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 855
8	8	E1 3lr1988
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10	10	By: Delegate Moon
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 9, 2023
12	12	Assigned to: Judiciary
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Criminal Law – Cannabis Limits 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of altering, with respect to certain civil offenses involving cannabis, the 3
21	21	definitions of “civil use amount” and “personal use amount” to include one or more 4
22	22	combinations of certain amounts of cannabis; and generally relating to cannabis. 5
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24	24	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6
25	25	Article – Criminal Law 7
26	26	Section 5–101(a) 8
27	27	Annotated Code of Maryland 9
28	28	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 10
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30	30	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11
31	31	Article – Criminal Law 12
32	32	Section 5–101(e–2) and (u) 13
33	33	Annotated Code of Maryland 14
34	34	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 15
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36	36	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 16
37	37	Article – Criminal Law 17
38	38	Section 5–101(e–2) and (u) 18
39	39	Annotated Code of Maryland 19
40	40	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 20
41	41	(As enacted by Chapter 26 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2022) 21
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43	43	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 22
44	44	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 23
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46	46	Article – Criminal Law 24
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48	48	5–101. 25 2 HOUSE BILL 855
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52	52	(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 1
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54	54	(e–2) “Civil use amount” means ONE OR MORE OF THE F OLLOWING: 2
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56	56	(1) an amount of usable cannabis that exceeds 1.5 ounces but does not 3
57	57	exceed 2.5 ounces; 4
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59	59	(2) an amount of concentrated cannabis that exceeds 12 grams but does not 5
60	60	exceed 20 grams; or 6
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62	62	(3) an amount of cannabis products containing 7
63	63	delta–9–tetrahydrocannabinol that exceeds 750 milligrams but does not exceed 1,250 8
64	64	milligrams. 9
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66	66	(u) “Personal use amount” means ONE OR MORE OF THE F OLLOWING: 10
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68	68	(1) an amount of usable cannabis that does not exceed 1.5 ounces; 11
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70	70	(2) an amount of concentrated cannabis that does not exceed 12 grams; or 12
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72	72	(3) an amount of cannabis products containing 13
73	73	delta–9–tetrahydrocannabinol that does not exceed 750 milligrams. 14
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75	75	SECTION 2. BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read as 15
76	76	follows: 16
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78	78	Article – Criminal Law 17
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80	80	5–101. 18
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82	82	(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 19
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84	84	(e–2) “Civil use amount” means ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING : 20
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86	86	(1) an amount of usable cannabis that exceeds 1.5 ounces but does not 21
87	87	exceed 2.5 ounces; 22
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89	89	(2) an amount of concentrated cannabis that exceeds 12 grams but does not 23
90	90	exceed 20 grams; or 24
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92	92	(3) an amount of cannabis products containing 25
93	93	delta–9–tetrahydrocannabinol that exceeds 750 milligrams but does not exceed 1,250 26
94	94	milligrams. 27
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96	96	(u) “Personal use amount” means ONE OR MORE OF THE F OLLOWING: 28
97	97	HOUSE BILL 855 3
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100	100	(1) an amount of usable cannabis that does not exceed 1.5 ounces; 1
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102	102	(2) an amount of concentrated cannabis that does not exceed 12 grams; 2
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104	104	(3) an amount of cannabis products containing 3
105	105	delta–9–tetrahydrocannabinol that does not exceed 750 milligrams; or 4
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107	107	(4) two or fewer cannabis plants. 5
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109	109	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act shall take 6
110	110	effect July 1, 2023, contingent on the taking effect of Section 4 of Chapter 26 of the Acts of 7
111	111	the General Assembly of 2022. If the effective date of Section 4 of Chapter 26 is amended, 8
112	112	Section 2 of this Act shall take effect on the taking effect of Section 4 of Chapter 26. If 9
113	113	Section 2 of this Act takes effect, Section 1 of this Act, with no further action required by 10
114	114	the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 11
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116	116	SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to Section 3 of this 12
117	117	Act, this Act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 13