Community Update: Baltimore City government creating Reparations Commission
March 14, 2023
The Baltimore City Council is currently considering legislation that will create the Community Reinvestment and Reparations Commission (Bill 23-0353).
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Commentary: Time to end police stops, searches prompted by marijuana odor
March 14, 2023
After cannabis legalization, lawmakers must now preclude officers from relying on odor alone as pretext
VIDEO: MDGA 2023 – SB 516 Hearing – Cannabis Reform and Regulation – Senate Finance (3.9.2023)
March 9, 2023
On 3.9.2023 – LBS testified on SB 516 – a bill that regulates the recreational cannabis industry.
Funding Reparations: Amend SB 516 to increase tax revenue to reinvestment fund
March 5, 2023
Amenda SB 516 to increase taxation on cannabis and fund reparations in Maryland.
Help Pass HB 280 / SB 73 and Decriminalize Cannabis
March 3, 2023
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.
SB 285: The Urgent Need for Police Accountability Boards with Independent Investigatory Powers
March 3, 2023
We are urging that Senator Will Smith put SB 285 on the voting list for JPR.
Ending Discriminatory Policing: Help Pass HB 1071 / SB 51
March 3, 2023
Tell JPR to pass SB 51!
How can Black Businesses benefit from legal cannabis? – MDGA 2023 Update
March 1, 2023
Our analysis of how the MD legalization of cannabis can benefit Black businesses.
VIDEO: MDGA 2023 – HB 556 Hearing – Cannabis Reform and Regulation – House Economic Matters (2.17.2023)
February 17, 2023
https://youtu.be/2RXqciSTJJE On 2.17.2023 – LBS testified on House Bill 556 concerning reform and regulation of the cannabis industry. Lawrence Grandpre, discussed the necessity of high tax revenues to fund the
VIDEO: MDGA 2023 – SB 285 Hearing – Judicial Proceedings Committee (2.14.2023)
February 14, 2023
On 2.14.2023 – LBS testified in support of Senate Bill 285 – Authorizing Police Accountability Boards with independent investigatory powers.