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Medical Cannabis Is a High Priority in Maryland Legislature

The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee is expected to hear 18 bills regarding medical cannabis and marijuana use in the state Feb. 26.

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The Frederick News-Post (Md.)
February 25, 2019

ANNAPOLIS — Creating and selling edible medical cannabis products, allowing inmates to receive medical cannabis treatment and prohibiting employers from asking about marijuana use could become law in Maryland under bills being pushed in this year’s General Assembly.

The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee is expected to hear 18 bills regarding medical cannabis and marijuana use in the state on Tuesday.

While medical cannabis is legal at the state level for patients given approval by the Natalie M. LaPrade Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission, which develops policies and regulations on the drug and qualifies patients to receive it as treatment, recreational marijuana is not yet legalized.

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