Maryland Governor Signs Bills for Cannabis Reform, Abortion Protection, and Health Care Access.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore has signed a bill to regulate marijuana sales, setting the stage for statewide legalization. The law will tax cannabis at nine percent, with medical marijuana sales exempt from the tax. Thirty-five percent of marijuana tax revenue will go toward a community reinvestment fund, with counties, a Cannabis Public Health Fund, and a Cannabis Business Assistance Fund each getting another five percent. The legislation will end sales of delta-8 hemp products on the broad market, instead requiring that any intoxicating cannabis products be done through licensed marijuana businesses. Past convictions for conduct made legal under the proposed law will be automatically expunged, and people currently serving time for such offenses will be eligible for resentencing.