EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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HOUSE BILL 855
E1 3lr1988
By: Delegate Moon
Introduced and read first time: February 9, 2023
Assigned to: Judiciary
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Criminal Law – Cannabis Limits 2
FOR the purpose of altering, with respect to certain civil offenses involving cannabis, the 3
definitions of “civil use amount” and “personal use amount” to include one or more 4
combinations of certain amounts of cannabis; and generally relating to cannabis. 5
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6
Article – Criminal Law 7
Section 5–101(a) 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 10
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11
Article – Criminal Law 12
Section 5–101(e–2) and (u) 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 15
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 16
Article – Criminal Law 17
Section 5–101(e–2) and (u) 18
Annotated Code of Maryland 19
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 20
(As enacted by Chapter 26 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2022) 21
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 22
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 23
Article – Criminal Law 24
5–101. 25 2 HOUSE BILL 855
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 1
(e–2) “Civil use amount” means ONE OR MORE OF THE F OLLOWING: 2
(1) an amount of usable cannabis that exceeds 1.5 ounces but does not 3
exceed 2.5 ounces; 4
(2) an amount of concentrated cannabis that exceeds 12 grams but does not 5
exceed 20 grams; or 6
(3) an amount of cannabis products containing 7
delta–9–tetrahydrocannabinol that exceeds 750 milligrams but does not exceed 1,250 8
milligrams. 9
(u) “Personal use amount” means ONE OR MORE OF THE F OLLOWING: 10
(1) an amount of usable cannabis that does not exceed 1.5 ounces; 11
(2) an amount of concentrated cannabis that does not exceed 12 grams; or 12
(3) an amount of cannabis products containing 13
delta–9–tetrahydrocannabinol that does not exceed 750 milligrams. 14
SECTION 2. BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read as 15
follows: 16
Article – Criminal Law 17
5–101. 18
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 19
(e–2) “Civil use amount” means ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING : 20
(1) an amount of usable cannabis that exceeds 1.5 ounces but does not 21
exceed 2.5 ounces; 22
(2) an amount of concentrated cannabis that exceeds 12 grams but does not 23
exceed 20 grams; or 24
(3) an amount of cannabis products containing 25
delta–9–tetrahydrocannabinol that exceeds 750 milligrams but does not exceed 1,250 26
milligrams. 27
(u) “Personal use amount” means ONE OR MORE OF THE F OLLOWING: 28
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(1) an amount of usable cannabis that does not exceed 1.5 ounces; 1
(2) an amount of concentrated cannabis that does not exceed 12 grams; 2
(3) an amount of cannabis products containing 3
delta–9–tetrahydrocannabinol that does not exceed 750 milligrams; or 4
(4) two or fewer cannabis plants. 5
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act shall take 6
effect July 1, 2023, contingent on the taking effect of Section 4 of Chapter 26 of the Acts of 7
the General Assembly of 2022. If the effective date of Section 4 of Chapter 26 is amended, 8
Section 2 of this Act shall take effect on the taking effect of Section 4 of Chapter 26. If 9
Section 2 of this Act takes effect, Section 1 of this Act, with no further action required by 10
the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 11
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to Section 3 of this 12
Act, this Act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 13