
Community Update: Baltimore City government creating Reparations Commission
The Baltimore City Council is currently considering legislation that will create the Community Reinvestment and Reparations Commission (Bill 23-0353).
The Baltimore City Council is currently considering legislation that will create the Community Reinvestment and Reparations Commission (Bill 23-0353).
After cannabis legalization, lawmakers must now preclude officers from relying on odor alone as pretext
We will discuss the status of crucial pieces of legislation. This includes criminal justice elements to cannabis legalization and other relevant issues being debated during the 2023 MD General Assembly.
Dayvon Love, co-founder of Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle and Director of Public Policy.
He joins Gabe Ortis to discuss bill SB 51, which removes the sole use of the odor of cannabis as the basis for stops and searches by law enforcement, as well as Jobs & Economic Justice Advocacy Day.
On 3.9.2023 – LBS testified on SB 516 – a bill that regulates the recreational cannabis industry.
Amenda SB 516 to increase taxation on cannabis and fund reparations in Maryland.
In Maryland – this bill removes criminal penalties for possession of cannabis, above the civil limit, and removes criminal penalties for possession with intent to distribute.
We are urging that Senator Will Smith put SB 285 on the voting list for JPR.
Tell JPR to pass SB 51!
Our analysis of how the MD legalization of cannabis can benefit Black businesses.
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