Countdown to the 2021 Legislative Session
What is #MDGA2021?
MD (Maryland) GA (General Assembly) 2021 is the social media hashtag for the yearly gathering of our legislators in Annapolis for the legislative session. Legislative session is important time in our state as we watch the judicial process in action.
The Issues
The 2021 LEGISLATIVE SESSION 442nd session of the General Assembly will convene in Annapolis, Maryland January 13, 2021. Here’s the bills we are watching:
HB0032 - Cannabis - Legalization and Regulation (Inclusion, Restoration, and Rehabilitation Act of 2021) - Delegate Lewis, J.
HB0217 - Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Expenses of Medical Cannabis Grower, Processor, Dispensary, or Independent Testing Laboratory - Delegate Wilkins
HB0415 - Firearms – Right to Purchase, Own, Possess, and Carry – Medical Cannabis - Delegate Grammer
SB0190 - Firearms – Right to Purchase, Possess, and Carry – Use of Medical Cannabis - Senator Hough
Cannabis Champions To Watch
Del. David Moon
Del. Jazz Lewis
Sen. Jill P. Carter
What You Can Do
Set-up email notifications for bills you want to follow in the MyMGA Bill Tracker to help you navigate to the information you need - from tuning into floor proceedings and committee meetings to reading bill text.
Advocate
Looking for a way to advocate for you, yourself or others? Need a safe forum to talk about cannabis and the stigmas that surround it? Join us for our monthly Community Conversations, every 3rd Thursday of the month. What's Community Conversations? A virtual community discussion led by Explore Maryland Cannabis team members and/or ambassadors - discussing topics that affect the cannabis ecosystem in Maryland.
January 2021: How to be an effective advocate in Maryland.
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Connect with Others
Join the discussion with individuals like you in the Explorer’s Club, our online platform for the Maryland cannabis community. More information here