Maryland Senate Bill 308 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 10 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-05-10 - Approved by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Establishing that, in a prosecution for the use or possession of marijuana, or the use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia related to marijuana, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant used or possessed marijuana or drug paraphernalia related to marijuana because the defendant has a debilitating condition, the condition is severe and resistant to conventional medicine, and marijuana is likely to provide the defendant with therapeutic or palliative relief from the condition; etc.

Medical Marijuana - Affirmative Defenses - Maryland Medical Marijuana Model

Sen. David Brinkley [R]	Sen. Richard Colburn [R]	Sen. Ulysses Currie [D]	Sen. Jennie Forehand [D]
Sen. Nancy Jacobs [R]	Sen. J.B. Jennings [R]	Sen. Jamin Raskin [D]

2011-04-07 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 38 N: 6 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2011-04-06 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 83 N: 50 NV: 4 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2011-04-06 - House - Floor Amendment (Sophocleus) {703724/1 Rejected (Y: 49 N: 82 NV: 6 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2011-04-06 - House - Floor Amendment (Stifler) {353121/1 Rejected (Y: 43 N: 82 NV: 12 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2011-04-05 - House - Floor Amendment (Haddaway) {463421/1 Rejected (Y: 42 N: 79 NV: 17 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2011-04-05 - House - Motion Special Order until 4/11 (Sophocleus) Rejected (Y: 41 N: 81 NV: 16 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2011-03-24 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 41 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-10		Approved by the Governor
2011-04-06		Third Reading Passed with Amendments (83-50)
2011-04-06		Floor Amendment (Delegate Sophocleus) Rejected (49-82)
2011-04-06		Floor Amendment (Delegate Stifler) Rejected (43-82)
2011-04-05		Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2011-04-05		Floor Amendment (Delegate Haddaway-Riccio) Rejected (42-79)
2011-04-05		Motion Special Order until 4/11 (Delegate Sophocleus) Rejected (41-81)
2011-04-05		Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
2011-04-09		Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2011-03-29		Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)
2011-03-29		Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations)
2011-03-22		First Reading Health and Government Operations & Judiciary
2011-04-07		Passed Enrolled
2011-04-07		Third Reading Passed (38-6)
2011-04-07		Senate Concur - House Amendments
2011-03-24		Third Reading Passed (41-6)
2011-03-22		Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2011-03-22		Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
2011-03-21		Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2011-02-09		Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
2011-02-02		First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Search/Legislation?target=/2011rs/billfile/SB0308.htm
Text	http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/bills/sb/sb0308f.pdf
Text	http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/bills/sb/sb0308t.pdf
Text	http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/bills/sb/sb0308e.pdf
Text	http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/chapters_noln/Ch_215_sb0308E.pdf
Roll Call	http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/votes/senate/0546.htm
Roll Call	http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/votes/senate/1193.htm
Roll Call	http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/votes/house/0984.htm
Roll Call	http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/votes/house/0985.htm
Roll Call	http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/votes/house/1059.htm
Roll Call	http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/votes/house/1060.htm
Roll Call	http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/votes/house/1061.htm