Signed by Governor Wes Moore

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes adults to manufacture marijuana edibles and concentrates for personal use in Maryland, effective October 1, 2025.

Highlights:

• Authorizes adults to manufacture marijuana edibles and concentrates for personal use in Maryland, effective October 1, 2025 (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits the use of volatile solvents to create cannabis concentrates (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that possession, cultivation, and distribution of high-volume cannabis over 50 pounds would no longer be considered a felony punishable by a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison, and instead, it would be a misdemeanor carrying a maximum 10-year sentence and/or a $50,000 fine (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes individuals who are currently facing prison terms that involve a mandatory minimum over cannabis-related convictions to petition the courts for a sentence modification (Sec. 1).

• Increases various penalties for crimes related to firearms violations (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect beginning October 1, 2025 (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes adults to manufacture marijuana edibles and concentrates for personal use in Maryland, effective October 1, 2025.

Highlights:

• Authorizes adults to manufacture marijuana edibles and concentrates for personal use in Maryland, effective October 1, 2025 (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits the use of volatile solvents to create cannabis concentrates (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that possession, cultivation, and distribution of high-volume cannabis over 50 pounds would no longer be considered a felony punishable by a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison, and instead, it would be a misdemeanor carrying a maximum 10-year sentence and/or a $50,000 fine (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes individuals who are currently facing prison terms that involve a mandatory minimum over cannabis-related convictions to petition the courts for a sentence modification (Sec. 1).

• Increases various penalties for crimes related to firearms violations (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect beginning October 1, 2025 (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text