File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Murphy, Brinkley, Dembrow, Pendergrass, Montague,
Snodgrass, Baldwin, Hecht, and Kagan
- Entitled:
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Marijuana - Exceptions for Compassionate Use
Allowing persons with specified medical conditions and their
caregivers to possess marijuana and drug paraphernalia; allowing
physicians to recommend marijuana; providing immunity to persons with
an eligible patient; establishing a defense and presumption;
prohibiting the required accommodation in places of employment;
providing that insurers are not liable for reimbursement; prohibiting
false statements; establishing penalties; and providing that
paraphernalia laws do not apply.
House Action
- 1/28
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/9
- Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/13
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Donald E. Murphy, District 12A
- Delegate Robert C. Baldwin, District 33
- Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
- Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
- Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
- Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
- Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
- Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
- Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES -see also- SUBSTANCE ABUSE
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- PATIENTS
- PENALTIES
- PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
- WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
287 ,
287A ,
287A ,
287A ,
292
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
