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Mid-Shore Pro Bono gets MLSC grant for cannabis expungement
Mid-Shore Pro Bono received funding from a Maryland Legal Services Corporation grant to provide legal services for cannabis-related criminal record expungement.
Uneasy marijuana industry seeks broader trade amid vast glut
Some legal marijuana growers are pinning their hopes on the slim chance that the Biden administration clears the way for trade among states that have legalized it.
Md. lawmakers pass bill to bar police stops, searches based on smell of marijuana
The smell of marijuana will no longer be enough to justify a police stop or search under a bill that Maryland lawmakers passed.
Md. lawmakers set 9% cannabis sales tax, prepare for final vote
When cannabis becomes legal in Maryland on July 1, sales of the product will come with a 9% sales and use tax under a compromise that state lawmakers have reached.
MVLS gets $542K to help expunge cannabis-related criminal records
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service will receive a $542,775 grant to help expunge the criminal records of Marylanders charged with cannabis-related violations.
Federal banking rules make funding Md. cannabis industry tricky
How to bank money from Maryland's marijuana industry is still a thorny question in light of federal banking regulations that treat cannabis dollars as illegal drug money.
Md. senators prepare cannabis regulatory bill for vote in coming days
Maryland senators prepared for a final vote in the coming days on a bill to regulate, license and tax businesses that sell recreational marijuana.
House passes bill removing marijuana smell as probable cause for police
The House of Delegates passed legislation that would bar police from detaining individuals simply because they smelled of marijuana.
Bill removing marijuana smell as probable cause clears House hurdle
The House of Delegates gave preliminary approval to legislation that would bar police from detaining individuals simply because they smelled of marijuana.
House OKs recreational marijuana framework bill
The Maryland House has voted for a measure that would create a legal framework to enable recreational marijuana to be sold in stores as soon as July 1.
Cannabis interests compete for changes to Md. bill creating legal market
More than 80 scheduled speakers and dozens of others converged on the House Economic Matters Committee for a hearing on the omnibus bill to create a legal market for cannabis in Maryland.
Employers may need to change employee policies with new marijuana law
While Maryland will soon allow marijuana, the drug is still illegal federally, which can lead to confusion by employees that are required to take drug tests.
