Legislation

Title: Criminal Law - Marijuana - Possession and Possession With Intent to Distribute
Sponsored by: Delegates Mosby, Moon, Acevero, Bartlett, Charkoudian, Charles, D.M. Davis, Ivey, Palakovich Carr, Shetty, Smith, Turner, Wilkins, and Crutchfield
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Increasing, from 10 grams to 1 ounce, the amount of marijuana below which possession is a civil offense, rather than a criminal offense; and creating a presumption that a person in possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana is not in violation of a certain provision of law with regard to marijuana, in the absence of any other evidence of a certain violation.

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Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2020

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Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/27/2020 Legislative Date 1/27/2020 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Law - Marijuana - Possession and Possession With Intent to Distribute Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2020 Legislative Date 1/28/2020 Action Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2020 Legislative Date 3/09/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2020 Legislative Date 3/07/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {722311/1 Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2020 Legislative Date 3/07/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Law - Marijuana - Possession and Possession With Intent to Distribute Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2020 Legislative Date 3/08/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (93-44) Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/12/2020 Legislative Date 3/07/2020 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/27/2020	1/27/2020	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Criminal Law - Marijuana - Possession and Possession With Intent to Distribute
House	1/28/2020	1/28/2020	Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/09/2020	3/09/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	3/10/2020	3/07/2020	Favorable with Amendments {722311/1 Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/10/2020	3/07/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	44 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Law - Marijuana - Possession and Possession With Intent to Distribute
House	3/11/2020	3/08/2020	Third Reading Passed (93-44)	45 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/12/2020	3/07/2020	Referred Judicial Proceedings	46 Click to view Recorded Media

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