BALTIMORE, MD – A federal judge in Maryland, saying public attitudes on marijuana have shifted, gave two marijuana traffickers sentences much shorter than prosecutors requested. U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar said federal sentencing guidelines that treat marijuana as seriously as heroin and other hard drugs are outmoded, The Baltimore Sun reported. He cited the Obama administration’s decision […]
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. . . . . READ MOREPolls from two more states this week show an increasing acceptance of the need to reform marijuana laws. In a Florida poll, Sunshine State voters said they were ready to back medical marijuana, while in a Maryland poll, Old Line State voters said they were ready to decriminalize and/or legalize the weed. Voters in the […]
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. . . . . READ MOREANNAPOLIS, MD – Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley will sign a bill into law Thursday, May 2, that allows people with serious illnesses to obtain medical marijuana via state-regulated programs administrated by academic medical research centers.
HB 1101 received final approval from the Maryland General Assembly on April 8.
Gov. O’Malley signed a separate bill April 9 that removes criminal penalties for acquiring marijuana on behalf of a seriously ill family member.
“I’m pleased to hear the governor has decided to sign this bill in addition to the affirmative defense for caregivers he already signed and very happy for seriously ill people in Maryland who are now a big step closer to being able to obtain medicine in an appropriate medical setting rather than having to resort to the illicit market,” said Del. Dan Morhaim (D-Baltimore), a physician who sponsored the bill. “I’ve long said Maryland should replace the dealer-patient relationship with the doctor-patient relationship. This la. . . . . READ MORE