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President Donald Trump said Friday that he was inclined to support a bipartisan effort in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana.
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Read More »Trump signals support for states deciding if pot is legal
GOP senator confident Trump will protect states’ rights on marijuana
A Colorado Republican senator believes President Donald Trump will support a bipartisan congressional effort to give states autonomy over their marijuana laws – even though it would put the White House in direct conflict with its Justice Department.
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Read More »Zirkin’s bill to decriminalize more pot stirs debate
Sen. Robert A. "Bobby" Zirkin on Tuesday defended his call for decriminalizing the possession of less than an ounce of marijuana as a way to conserve police resources.
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Read More »EAB: A competitive medical marijuana market is an affordable one
House Bill 2 was touted as a bill to ensure access to affordable, safe medical cannabis products, while providing an opportunity for minority and female entrepreneurs to compete for grower and processor licenses. The bill that was passed by the ...
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Read More »Md. lawmakers want voters to decide on recreational marijuana
ANNAPOLIS — Supporters of an effort to bring legalized recreational marijuana to Maryland are hoping the third time is the charm. Lawmakers Wednesday announced a renewed effort to place the issue of legalized marijuana in front of voters this November ...
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Read More »Supreme Court rejects Maryland’s appeal of marijuana-frisk decision
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined Maryland’s request that the justices review a the state high court’s decision that the pungent smell of raw, unsmoked marijuana emanating from car during a traffic stop does not in itself enable police ...
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Read More »Marijuana laws eased but threat to police remains, Frosh tells justices
A strong smell of raw, unsmoked marijuana emanating from a car still justifies police frisking the vehicle’s passengers for weapons despite the increasing societal and legal acceptance of marijuana possession, Maryland’s attorney general stated in papers filed recently with the ...
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Read More »DeWolfe urges justices to let marijuana-frisk decision stand
The Maryland public defender’s office has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the state’s request that it review a Maryland high-court decision that the pungent smell of raw, unsmoked marijuana emanating from a car during a traffic stop does ...
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Read More »Maryland law applies in Section 8 evictions, high court rules
Tenants found with illegal drugs in federally subsidized Maryland apartments do not face automatic eviction, the state’s highest court unanimously ruled Monday. In its 7-0 decision, the Court of Appeals said the federal law permitting landlords to evict drug-possessing tenants ...
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Read More »Supreme Court shows interest in Maryland’s appeal of marijuana-frisk decision
The U.S. Supreme Court is showing interest in the state’s appeal of a Maryland high-court decision that the pungent smell of raw, unsmoked marijuana emanating from a car during a traffic stop does not in itself enable police officers to ...
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