Allowing specified individuals in specified marijuana prosecutions to introduce, and requiring the court to consider as a mitigating factor, specified evidence related to medical necessity under specified circumstances; establishing specified penalties under specified circumstances; etc.

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Sponsored by:

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8

Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A

Delegate Eric Bromwell, District 8

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11

Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41

Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30

Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A

Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15

Delegate Don Dwyer, District 31

Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15

Delegate William J. Frank, District 42

Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17

Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25

Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A

Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18

Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28

Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46

Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16

Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B

Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46

Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6

Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Doyle Niemann, District 47

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13

Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22

Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32

Delegate Luiz Simmons, District 17

Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13

Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AIDS

ARRESTS

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES -see also- SUBSTANCE ABUSE

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.

DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES

EVIDENCE

FORMS

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations

HEARINGS

IDENTIFICATION

JUDICIAL REVIEW -see also- APPEALS

LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF

NOTICES

PATIENTS

PENALTIES

PETITIONS

PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc

PRIVACY

RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS

REPORTS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SEARCH AND SEIZURE

WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law

( 5-601 , 5-619 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 133121/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 13, 2003   at: 10:30 a.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 252717/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 11, 2003   at: 10:51 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 403223/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 13, 2003   at: 11:07 a.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 423827/03 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 13, 2003   at: 10:46 a.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 493928/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 13, 2003   at: 10:59 a.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 963524/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 13, 2003   at: 10:40 a.m.     Status: Rejected

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 13, 2003: Floor Amendment (Moe) {133121/1 Rejected (59-74)

March 13, 2003: Floor Amendment (Malone) Rejected (51-81)

March 13, 2003: Floor Amendment (Moe) Rejected (51-79)

March 18, 2003: Third Reading Failed (68-62)

March 18, 2003: Motion Special Order until next session (Zirkin) Adopted (78-55)

March 18, 2003: Motion Reconsider Third Reading (Zirkin) Adopted (85-50)

March 18, 2003: Third Reading Passed (73-62)

Senate

April 2, 2003: Third Reading Passed (30-16)