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MD SB925

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

William Smith

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Persons 21 years or older may manufacture personal use amounts of cannabis products or concentrated cannabis at home for personal use or adult sharing, provided no volatile solvents (butane, hexane, propane) are used in the process

  • Volume dealing violations involving 50+ pounds of cannabis are reclassified from a felony with mandatory minimum 5-year sentence to a misdemeanor punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment and/or $50,000 fine

  • Drug kingpin penalties for cannabis conspiracies are reduced from mandatory 20-40 years without parole to a maximum of 20 years imprisonment and/or $100,000 fine with no mandatory minimum

  • Persons serving mandatory minimum sentences imposed before September 30, 2025 for cannabis volume dealing or kingpin offenses may apply to the court by September 30, 2026 for sentence modification or reduction

  • Several firearm offenses are elevated from misdemeanors to felonies, including trafficking regulated firearms into the state, possessing/selling stolen firearms, manufacturing handguns not on the state roster, and selling/transferring unserialized firearms or unfinished frames/receivers

Legislative Description

Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms

Guns

Last Action

Referred Rules and Executive Nominations

3/28/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules and Executive Nominations3/28/2025
Judicial Proceedings2/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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