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| English: U.S. state-level non-medical marijuana decriminalization. Green is a state-level decriminalized area (but still federally criminalized like the whole U.S.) and gray is where non-medical marijuana is still criminalized by both federal and state laws. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
[This week] marks the official start of Maryland’s decriminalization law. Under Senate Bill 364, people can legally carry up to 10 grams of pot without the risk getting arrested and possibly facing jail time. Earlier this year, Democratic Senator Bobby Zirkin sponsored the bill, which reduces the severity of the charge for adults over the age of 18 being caught with marijuana. Shortly after, Governor Martin O’Malley signed the bill decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of cannabis for personal use into law.
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