Maryland Senate Bill 995 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-5)
Status: Engrossed on April 3 2012 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-04-09 - Hearing 4/9 at 4:30 p.m.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Establishing that it is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for the possession of marijuana or the possession of specified drug paraphernalia that the defendant was a specified caregiver and possessed the marijuana or paraphernalia for a specified purposes; establishing that a specified qualifying patient who has been issued and possesses a specified written certification is not subject to a specified prosecution, penalty, or denial of a right or privilege for the medical use of marijuana, under specified circumstances; etc.

Medical Marijuana - Caregivers - Certificate of Qualifying Patient

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. Verna Jones-Rodwell [D]	Sen. Delores Kelley [D]
Sen. Nancy King [D]	Sen. Allan Kittleman [R]	Sen. Richard Madaleno [D]	Sen. Jim Mathias [D]
Sen. Karen Montgomery [D]	Sen. Douglas Peters [D]	Sen. Paul Pinsky [D]	Sen. Catherine Pugh [D]
Sen. Jamin Raskin [D]	Sen. James Robey [D]	Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]	Sen. Robert Zirkin [D]

2012-04-03 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-09		Hearing 4/9 at 4:30 p.m.
2012-04-09		Re-referred Health and Government Operations & Judiciary
2012-04-04		First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
2012-04-03		Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2012-04-01		Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2012-04-01		Favorable with Amendments 848177/1 Report Adopted
2012-04-07		Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2012-02-29		Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2012-02-27		Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
2012-02-16		First Reading Senate Rules

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Search/Legislation?target=/2012rs/billfile/SB0995.htm
Text	http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/bills/sb/sb0995f.pdf
Text	http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/bills/sb/sb0995t.pdf
Roll Call	http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/votes/senate/1295.htm