Maryland lawmakers weigh competing legalization bills • Connecticut poll shows strong support for legalization • & more...
Last month, Maryland’s House Judiciary Committee held the first hearing of the session on adult use cannabis legalization. In focus was HB 32, introduced by Delegate Jazz Lewis, which, as Cannabis Wirereported, has broad support among advocates. Also last month, the vice chair of Maryland’s Senate Finance Committee, Brian Feldman, introduced SB 0708, another adult use cannabis legalization bill. This bill has strong legislative support, including from Senate President Bill Ferguson and Senate Majority Leader Nancy J. King. That bill got its first hearing on Thursda...