Marijuana Legalization 2016: Maryland Governor Vetoes Decriminalization, Senate Overrides Veto

While legalizing medical marijuana may still be in the distant future for the state of Maryland, the Democrat-controlled state senate ensured that criminal charges could not be brought on residents of their state for public use of marijuana or possession of marijuana paraphenelia. While possession of 10 grams or less of marijuana was decriminalized in 2014 while presidential candidate Martin O’Malley was governor, those who supported this bill said it was “really a correction to what we did a couple of years ago” when these specific applications were overlooked.

Will Maryland be able to grow enough marijuana? https://t.co/QEQIjU6GTr pic.twitter.com/DM1xzpNHfl

— Jeff Clabaugh (@wtopclabaugh) January 20, 2016

This is just the latest in an on-going battle among the state’s legislators to settle on a position of what has become a sometimes very popular, sometimes very controversial political issue. Former governor O’Malley, along with many...

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