Maryland voters approved a ballot measure legalizing adult-use marijuana in the state despite ongoing federal cannabis prohibition.
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Under the proposed law, a person not prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm within the state could not be prohibited from doing so based solely on their status as a registered medical marijuana patient.
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Under the proposal, adults 21 and over could legally possess up to three ounces of marijuana. It would also create a licensing and regulatory scheme for retail sales. Individuals could grow up to six flowering plants, six immature plants and six clones. The measure also includes provisions to create a program that would automatically review and expunge criminal records relating to non-violent marijuana-related offenses.
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In effect, the new law will allow the market for cannabis beverages to expand.
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The state currently levies a flat-rate cultivation tax of $10.08 per dry-weight ounce of cannabis flower and $3 per dry-weight ounce for leaves. There is also a 15 percent excise tax levied at the retail level. The new law eliminates the cultivation tax.
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Together, the two new laws will allow medical marijuana patients from outside Louisiana to obtain medicinal cannabis in the state.
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Under the proposed law, patients would be able to access cannabis on a physician’s recommendation if they suffer from a “debilitating medical condition” such as cancer, epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and post-traumatic stress disorder. Patients could legally possess up to 1.5 ounces of marijuana. S711 would also create a regulatory and tax framework for the cultivation and sale of medicinal cannabis. Home cultivation would not be permitted under the law.
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Last month, the first legal medical marijuana business opened in South Dakota, but it wasn't in a place you might expect.
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Under the proposed law, adults 21 and over could possess up to five ounces of marijuana and grow up to 12 plants for personal use. The legislation would also create a regulatory framework directed by the Ohio Department of Commerce for the commercial cultivation and retail sale of marijuana.
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They're not putting the genie back into the bottle.