Voter Guide: Maryland 2018 General Elections

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  I have supported the use of medical marijuana. I do not support expansion for recreational use at this time.

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• This candidate previously co-sponsored either a bill to legalize and regulate cannabis or a bill to let the people vote on whether to do so. Both bills would have permitted limited home cultivation for personal use.

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• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  I will vote for a bill if I have the opportunity to do so in the General Assembly.

  Medical Marijuana

  Many things went wrong with the roll out. The commission should have been comprised of more people who had an understanding of the industry. There has been turnover, so that may be better at this time. People were well meaning; they just lacked the information needed for a smooth roll out. It is possible everyone was looking to the University of Maryland to take the lead; this would have created a truly medical model and given a great deal of credibility to the industry, It is also possible that UMD had to distance themselves because of accreditation concerns. Furthermore, the proprietary software is buggy, and there was insufficient training and lack of documentation. The system crashes frequently and no patients can be served until the software is functioning. The approval process was very slow, and growers were late getting started. When they did, dispensaries were left in the dark as to what strains they could expect and when they could expect them. This made it difficult for dispensaries trying to thoughtfully council patients. Finally, all business is transacted in cash because banks are afraid to run afoul of federal regulations by dealing with growers and dispensaries. This creates problems of having too much cash on site and employees being paid in cash. Reform is needed in banking, infrastructure, and approval processes.

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  My preference is for decriminalization followed by a ballot referendum to show there is overwhelming support.

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• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  I will vote for a bill if I have the opportunity to do so in the General Assembly.

  Supports Home Cultivation

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• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  Current Maryland policy is promoting organized crime . I will strongly advocate for laws that allow sales subject to state laws and regulations comparable to sale of alcohohol.

  Home Cultivation

  I am undecided and want to see how this concept would fit with an organized system of legalized sale and use.

• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  I will co-sponsor a bill if it is reintroduced in the General Assembly.

  Supports Home Cultivation

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• Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  Medical Marijuana

  The Democrats in Annapolis have intentionally been making this process extremely difficult and extremely slow they're in control of both houses the house and the Senate right now if they wanted to make it so they could have done it but they chose not to because they wanted to lead up to the 2018 elections to get your votes I am a republican candidate for the house of delegates in District 10 and I will not pander to you I will speed up the process I will not make it difficult for us marylanders. You can believe me when I say that because I have been supporting legal weed since 2010 openly.

  Additional Comments

  My facebook page is Matt Kaliszak for Baltimore, County Maryland.This is my official position on Marijuana.Marijuana should be legal.It should be available for anyone 18 and olderIt should be allowed to be grown on private property and agricultural landBoth recreational and medicinal are okayIt should only legally be sold for profit by a business with a sales and tax license through the State of Maryland and a luxury tax of 10% should be imposed on the sale of every dollar spent on marijuana on top of state sales taxNo one should operate a motor vehicle or heavy machinery under the influence of marijuanaNo one should be fired from their place of employment be it state government or private sector due to the fact they smoke marijuana on their time and at home, i do not defend anyone getting high at the workplace or while working.No one should lose their Second Amendment rights because they use marijuana for medicinal or recreational useIt should not be allowed in areas that otherwise already prohibit cigarette and electronic cigarette smoking by state law or discrecion of a business owner.

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  I was not in elected office when the medical marijuana law was enacted and have not served on the committee with jurisdiction over this issue, so I have not been directly involved in the crafting of the original law or its subsequent modification. But I do have concerns about how the law has been implemented and would want to be sure that we have a thoughtful and equitable system for determining how and who would be permitted to sell marijuana that does not necessarily mirror the medical marijuana licensure process.

  This candidate previously co-sponsored either a bill to legalize and regulate cannabis or a bill to let the people vote on whether to do so. Both bills would have permitted limited home cultivation for personal use.

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• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  I will co-sponsor a bill if it is reintroduced in the General Assembly.

  Supports Home Cultivation

  This candidate previously co-sponsored either a bill to legalize and regulate cannabis or a bill to let the people vote on whether to do so. Both bills would have permitted limited home cultivation for personal use.

• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  I will co-sponsor a bill if it is reintroduced in the General Assembly.

  Supports Home Cultivation

  Additional Comments

  As we work to establish a regulated market for recreational marijuana, equity and inclusion must be forefront in our efforts. For decades, the criminalization of marijuana has had disproportionate impacts on communities of color. We must work eliminate barriers to participation so that those communities most harmed by the past criminalization of marijuana have an opportunity to participate and prosper in the new regulated market.

• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  I will vote for a bill if I have the opportunity to do so in the General Assembly.

  Home Cultivation

  I will support this bill if introduced.

  Medical Marijuana

  When I was working in the legislature, I tried to find information for my former boss. Everyone I spoke to said that the process was a year behind. When there are people suffering and not receiving timely access to medicine, that is unacceptable. I was told it was due to those seeking licensure not having paperwork in on time. While there was a wait list of others who wanted to open dispensaries, it seemed the onus was on those previously accepted by the state to submit timely paperwork. There was no backup procedure to expedite the process. Now it appears there is an influx of patient registrations, and the Commission is behind on processing those.In the future, we must be thorough with details to ensure beginning programs with the intentions of helping people is done in a timely manner and well-staffed.

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• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  I will vote for a bill if I have the opportunity to do so in the General Assembly.

  Home Cultivation

  Not sure of what is good policy at this level of detail.

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• Does NOT Support Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

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• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  I will champion this issue and make it one of my priorities and am willing to sponsor a bill.

  Supports Home Cultivation

  Medical Marijuana

  Once law has been enacted, regulators should not legislate by regulation. We need to reduce the governmental interference in rolling out the medical marijuana program.

  Additional Comments

  I have seen firsthand the beneficial impact the cannabis industry has had in Colorado. Promoting this in Maryland will create jobs, raise tax revenues, reduce the enormous costs of investigating, prosecuting, and incarcerating minor marijuana offenders. Those revenues and cost savings can and should be applied to drug abuse education and solutions to solve Maryland’s opioid crisis. www.jacobs4md.com/issues

• Does NOT Support Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  I will vote for a bill if I have the opportunity to do so in the General Assembly.

  Supports Home Cultivation

• Does NOT Support Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  Additional Comments

  I do not think it helps our society to add marijuana as a recreational drug. Reasons: 1) if it is legalized, there will still be a black market for the higher THC potency marijuana which will not eliminate the problems we already have with selling illegal substances. 2) There is no way to test drivers who are high, making our roads unsafe. 3) We have enough trouble already with drugs that alter the mind. 4) It conflicts with federal law. 4) It will be easier for teens to obtain marijuana. 5) Marijuana has many unknown chemicals that may be harmful. 6) Marijuana smoke contains 50 percent to 70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than does tobacco smoke. If elected, I will focus on what families need to thrive. I believe that legalizing marijuana will harm families and will do nothing to help them thrive.

• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  I will champion this issue and make it one of my priorities and am willing to sponsor a bill.

  Supports Home Cultivation

  Medical Marijuana

  As a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee, I have seen many organizations and patients testify on this issue. First, we must address the diversity issue within Maryland's medical marijuana program. I was proud to support HB 2 , the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission Reform Act to address this issue. I also support expanding the number of licenceses, making sure patients from out-of-state can recieve care, and any other policies to expand access to this important program.

  This candidate previously co-sponsored either a bill to legalize and regulate cannabis or a bill to let the people vote on whether to do so. Both bills would have permitted limited home cultivation for personal use.

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• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  I will champion this issue and make it one of my priorities and am willing to sponsor a bill.

  Medical Marijuana

  In general, we just need to make certain a future roll-out of recreational marijuana does not repeat the same mistakes. We must also keep a close eye on the demographic inequities of the economic benefits of this emerging industry.

  Additional Comments

  I have a reforming marijuana laws section of my site: http://www.marckorman.com/issues/civil-rights-civil-liberties In addition to the bills described above, I have co-sponsored Delegate Moon's ballot box approach to legalization, regulation, and taxation. I have also worked against efforts to roll back Maryland's decriminalization policies.

  This candidate previously co-sponsored either a bill to legalize and regulate cannabis or a bill to let the people vote on whether to do so. Both bills would have permitted limited home cultivation for personal use.

• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  Having worked on this for years as the Policy Director for the ACLU of Maryland and co-convened the MCPC, this is an issue I believe in and will advocate for. I will sponsor the bill and will continue to fight for it as I did before.

  Supports Home Cultivation

  Medical Marijuana

  I am glad that the medical program is moving forward, and I was glad to see the General Assembly add licenses so as to increase diversity. I will continue to support the medical program, as well as diversity in the medical and adult-use arena.

  Additional Comments

  As mentioned above, I was the Policy Director for the ACLU of Maryland and, in that position, co-convened the Maryland Cannabis Policy Coalition. I led the ACLU's efforts on pointing out the inequities as to who was arrested, which led to the decriminalization of small amounts of cannabis. I worked on increasing that amount, and fought against any rollbacks of that law. I also led our efforts on the legalization front, all along working with legislators and advocates to move Maryland's cannabis policies forward.

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• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  I will co-sponsor a bill if it is reintroduced in the General Assembly.

  Supports Home Cultivation

  Medical Marijuana

  The legislature has worked to improve the process which was, as the question says, slow. Medical marijuana is coming available in Maryland.

  Additional Comments

  I have been a cosponsor of bills that would legalize personal amounts of marijuana for personal use.

  This candidate previously co-sponsored either a bill to legalize and regulate cannabis or a bill to let the people vote on whether to do so. Both bills would have permitted limited home cultivation for personal use.

• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  I will co-sponsor a bill if it is reintroduced in the General Assembly.

  Supports Home Cultivation

  Medical Marijuana

  Maryland's medical marijuana program clearly needs reform, including to ensure that racial bias doesn't continue to pervade the dispensary permitting process. If elected, I will work to ensure that these issues are addressed.

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• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  I will champion this issue and make it one of my priorities and am willing to sponsor a bill.

  Supports Home Cultivation

  Medical Marijuana

  I've been disappointed by the painfully slow and troubled rollout of the state's medical marijuana program, though the silver lining is that the state can learn from its mistakes when it legalizes cannabis for adult use. I support changing the structure of the Commission to ensure that all commissioners are committed to making medical cannabis accessible to any Maryland patients who could benefit from it, and ensuring that the Commission is fully funded and staffed. I will also champion proposals to increase the number of minority-owned businesses in the industry. Finally, I support expanding protections for patients and workers. Employers should be prohibited from terminating employees based on their medical cannabis if they ability to work is not affected. Additionally, individual with prior marijuana convictions should not be precluded from working in the industry.

  Additional Comments

  I strongly support the legalization of marijuana as a way of both combatting the carceral state and raising revenue to fund other programs. A poll from 2016 showed that nearly two-thirds of Marylanders support legalizing marijuana, yet the General Assembly continues to lag behind public opinion. I will champion both home cultivation and setting a more reasonable fine for public consumption.Crucially, we must ensure that the groups oppressed by the War on Drugs are not locked out of the benefits of legalization. I’ll champion a public banking system and co-sponsor legislation that supports worked-owned cannabis businesses that hire formerly incarcerated people. Colorado’s marijuana experiment, now five years in, has generated $500 billion of revenue, and has funded school construction, substance abuse treatment programs, and efforts to combat homelessness. Now is the time to do the same in Maryland.

• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  I will champion this issue and make it one of my priorities and am willing to sponsor a bill.

  Supports Home Cultivation

  Medical Marijuana

  I would like to see Maryland's medical program expanded to allow a broader range of conditions and disorders that one can receive a prescription for. Additionally, I'm hopeful that we might open the program to smaller entrepreneurs with less capital required.

  Additional Comments

  When we finally approve adult-use/recreational cannabis in Maryland, I want to push expungement for past marijuana convictions.

  This candidate previously co-sponsored either a bill to legalize and regulate cannabis or a bill to let the people vote on whether to do so. Both bills would have permitted limited home cultivation for personal use.

• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  I will champion this issue and make it one of my priorities and am willing to sponsor a bill.

  Supports Home Cultivation

  Medical Marijuana

  It’s critical that we learn from the lessons of the botched medical marijuana implementation as we move towards full legalization. In particular, I am an advocate for diversity at every state of the process from growing to dispensing.

  Additional Comments

  I have been a part of the fight for reform for years. I advocated for marijuana decriminalization prior to joining the legislature and continue to support ending prohibition.

  This candidate previously co-sponsored either a bill to legalize and regulate cannabis or a bill to let the people vote on whether to do so. Both bills would have permitted limited home cultivation for personal use.

• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  I will champion this issue and make it one of my priorities and am willing to sponsor a bill.

  Supports Home Cultivation

  Medical Marijuana

  I support a more equitable industry and a more efficient process. I support encouraging the development of small businesses by holding some licenses for small, craft cultivators; sufficient funding for the regulatory agency; requiring more outreach to diverse communities as part of the application process; and changing the rules disqualifying persons with drug conviction from participating.

  Additional Comments

  There are many reasons to end marijuana prohibition and create a taxed and regulated adult cannabis market. One is as a key piece of criminal justice reform. As such, it is included in that section on my policy statements on my website: http://lorigd20.com/policies-2/#criminaljusticereformAs we create a taxed and regulated system, it is important that we create business opportunities for people who have historically been denied wealth building opportunities, especially people of color who have been disproportionately affected the criminalization of marijuana. In addition, it will be important to ensure job training and placement (either in or out of the industry) for those who currently make a living selling marijuana outside of a legal market.The taxes raised from the sale of cannabis and the money saved by not wasting law enforcement resources on prohibition, will go a long way to fund important human needs in the state.

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• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

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  Supports Home Cultivation

  Medical Marijuana

  No state program should take this amount of time to get started. Further, no state program should create monopolies for a handful of businesses. Imagine only allowing 15 distilleries in a state. We should allow anyone to participate and strongly regulate each business. Fees to entry would cover increased costs and allow for fair competition.

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• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  I will co-sponsor a bill if it is reintroduced in the General Assembly.

  Medical Marijuana

  Allowing medical marijuana can easily suppress some of the issues Marylanders are experiencing with opiods.

• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  I will co-sponsor a bill if it is reintroduced in the General Assembly.

  Supports Home Cultivation

  Medical Marijuana

  My daughter has severe Crohns. Medical marijuana has been proven medically helpful. We need to stop making this political and start supporting our medical community with the resources they need to help patients.

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  Marijuana should be available to purchase or grow for recreational or medical use.We need to decriminalize marijuana and let everyone out of prison for marijuana related offenses.

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• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  I will vote for a bill if I have the opportunity to do so in the General Assembly.

  Supports Home Cultivation

  Medical Marijuana

  Change is always slow. I support the rollout of Maryland's medical marijuana program as it will help many people who suffer from various mental and health problems. I think more education as to the benefits of medical marijuana are needed. I would support funding to increase education of the use of medical marijuana.

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  Medical Marijuana

  We have had a serious issue with roll out in Anne Arundel County with the creation of overly restrictive zoning laws. We have to make medical marijuana accessible which is going to require changes to zoning as well as investment in education not only for prevention but for community support of medical facilities.

  Additional Comments

  I am still formulating my opinion on legalizing marijuana and I would prefer it not be on the ballot because it is the job of legislators to problem solve to ensure the safety as well as equity of constituents, not to ask constituents to understand every nuance and consequence of the law. We have to decriminalize marijuana use and retroactively expunge drug charges which restrict the lives and livelihoods of so many, disproportionately affecting, criminalizing, and damaging minority communities despite the ratio of use being almost equal across racial lines. I look forward to working with my fellow legislators for comprehensive policies which create access, equity, education, and prevention.

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  Medical Marijuana

  The rollout of Maryland's medical marijuana program has been a complete debacle due to poor prior planning and lack of fairness on awarding licenses. The end result being people having to wait for life altering medical treatment. This should not have happened.

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• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  I will co-sponsor a bill if it is reintroduced in the General Assembly.

  Additional Comments

  We have scientifically begun to see tremendous medical benefit from cannabinoids in areas where they are being introduced and utilized. I believe that if the results continue to be consistently positive, that it would be a shame to keep this from those who would potentially benefit from non-opioid medical treatment options.

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• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  I will champion this issue and make it one of my priorities and am willing to sponsor a bill.

  Home Cultivation

  I will vote yes on a bill like this, although it would need to be very specific as to how many plants, age of those who are growing it, and where they would bought the plant.

  Medical Marijuana

  We have an opioid epidemic here in Maryland, and it has been proven that cannabis can aid in the treatment of such addiction. It has also been proven that cannabis aids in treatment for various diseases and side effects of treatments for diseases. We need to get this into the hands of those who need it for medical reasons as soon as possible.

• Supports Taxing and Regulating Marijuana for Adults

  I will vote for a bill if I have the opportunity to do so in the General Assembly.

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  Medical Marijuana

  The roll-out has been slow because the process is beholden to special interests and has limited the opportunity for other interested growers/distributors. If one doesn't have "connections", then it is difficult to become involved with the industry.

  Additional Comments

  Decriminalizing marijuana and allowing possession of a small quantity for personal or medical use would help to reduce correctional facility populations and prevent citizens from being penalized for a lifetime because they have a small quantity of pot for personal use only. I would definitely vote in favor of an appropriate bill. Depending upon bill language I would consider co-sponsoring.

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  I will champion this issue and make it one of my priorities and am willing to sponsor a bill.

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  Medical Marijuana

  It's ridiculous that we are telling doctors they can't have access to a safe and beneficial drug, but they are free to prescribe dangerous and harmful drugs.

  Additional Comments

  I'm for full legalization.

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  Medical Marijuana

  It has been too slow and the Executive (both current and previous) have been reluctant to implement the policy. With the passage of legislation this year expanding the licenses and including minority ownership, it is my hope that we can move forward with implementation. Ultimately, however, it is a matter of Executive leadership on the issue.

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  Home Cultivation

  I'd need more input from the community on this.

  Additional Comments

  Other states that have legalized marijuana have benefitted from the influx of tax revenues and tourism. Legalization allows us to control how marijuana is produced and distributed – and to tax it as we do alcohol and tobacco. We should also restrict its use in public, and impose penalties for sales to minors. Let’s address the concerns of parents, educators, and public safety experts, and learn from the experience of other states.

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  I will co-sponsor a bill if it is reintroduced in the General Assembly.

  Medical Marijuana

  I would like to see more promotion of licensing and other business opportunities that promote participation of small businesses, women and minorities in the cannabis industry.

  Additional Comments

  I support the legalization of marijuana , however, as we move toward legalization I want to make sure we no longer penalize people with cannabis convictions, I will advocate and sponsor legislation that permits automatic expungement or reduction of prior cannabis conviction. Wiping these records would help many working age adults get access to better jobs and services.

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  Medical Marijuana

  The lessons learned from the rollout of the medical marijuana program must be applied to the legalization of marijuana.

  Additional Comments

  As I said above, the lessons learned from the rollout of the medical marijuana program must be applied to the legalization of marijuana.

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  Medical Marijuana

  The goals of regulation in the supply chain should be to ensure quality standards, child-safe packaging and restrict access to minors. The level of bureaucratic control in MD at every step, from the limitations and rules on Doctors' through production & distribution, is excessive, divorced from a realistic assessment of risk. Excessive regulation is actually counterproductive in achieving these legitimate public health objectives if the regulated marketplace is not allowed to supplant the black market.

  Additional Comments

  I have two young children and I don't want them to become pot-heads. I also don't want them to face prison time because they made a bad decision or hung out with the wrong crowd. In 2017, there were more arrests for marijuana than all violent crime put together. This drug war is a war against US citizens. It is fundamentally unjust, disproportionately harming the poor and disadvantaged. Prohibition creates a violent black market and undermines respect for the law. The government has wasted wasted over a trillion dollars over the last four decades while accomplishing no reduction in consumption. Only in government is such a track-record of failure used to justify even more of the same.

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  Medical Marijuana

  Yes- I believe that medical usage should be expanded to any health issue for which there is evidence that marijuana is significantly helpful. Not enough health issues are included in the current legislation. Tourette syndrome, for instance is not included, although other neurological disorders are. I also believe the State should do a better job educating the public that medical marijuana dispensaries and their clients do not pose a threat to public safety.

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  I will vote for a bill if I have the opportunity to do so in the General Assembly.

  Home Cultivation

  I don't know enough about this aspect of policy to make a decision. I would, however, like to know more.

  Additional Comments

  I support the legalization of marijuana for social, legal and financial reasons. Socially, marijuana has been proven to medically benefit those with ailments such as cancer, HIV and epilepsy without having to take harass prescriptions with adverse side affects. Legally, marijuana's illegal distribution and sale has placed harsh penalties on individuals, especially men of color, causing too many men spending an unreasonable and unfair amount of time behind bars at a high cost for the state. Financially, if we legalize, regulate and tax marijuana, we take away the street market causing less supply and demand, less unnecessary arrest and jail time, and state revenue that can be designated to services and programs that need the most funding .

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  Home Cultivation

  I do not support this concept at this time only because we have not fully implemented the passage of HB2 that passed the Legislature in the 2018 Session. Growing cannabis at home is something that I philosophically support at the right time in the future.

  Medical Marijuana

  As the lead sponsor of the legislation in 2014 that created the Medical Marijuana program in Maryland, I absolutely agree that our program has had the slowest rollout in the nation. This past Session, I was again the lead sponsor of HB2 which legislates the diversity that should have been included in the original awarding of licenses, as spelled out in the legislation. Additionally, we included the development of the Compassionate Use Fund for patients with limited incomes to be able to access Medical Marijuana. The original Commission operated in such a manner that the public had no confidence in the way they handled the rollout of the Medical Marijuana Program in MD. There was no transparency, amid allegations of collusion, and corruption.

  Additional Comments

  We must continue to support having marijuana removed from Schedule 1 so that the Federal Government will no longer label marijuana as an illegal drug. Health Insurance companies need to be required to cover the expenses of medical marijuana for patients. The usage of marijuana is an issue that we need to continue to study, debate, and legislate in a manner that is fair and just for everyone.

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  Home Cultivation

  I don't know enough about the pros and cons of this part of the legislation, but look forward to learning more.

  Additional Comments

  I think it is important to implement legalization and regulation well - this could be a moment to demonstrate government's ability to be inclusive, professional, and transparent. We should convene some of the leaders from around the country to discuss how various states implemented regulations and implement best practices in Maryland. We should also work with the communities that have been disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs to ensure they have a voice in this process. Finally, we should also consider dedicating the revenue to just a few areas, like health care, education, and job training.

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  Medical Marijuana

  I think it's time we did the just, kind, and smart thing, and rolled out recreational cannabis. While what we seek is called "recreational," the truth is many people who could use it for medical purposes, don't currently seek it out because of the cumbersome application process. I can't tell you the number of friends, family members, and colleagues (many in their 50s or older, some rather conservative in their politics, many veterans) who would like to partake in cannabis use for issues like anxiety, PTSD, chronic pain, and trouble sleeping, but don't go for it because the process seems intimidating.A few years ago, Dr. Sanjay Gupta said, "It's time for a medical marijuana revolution." Ideally, one day soon the federal government will acknowledge that this is a plant with many restorative purposes and will remove it from the list of controlled substances. It is currently considered to have the same dependency as drugs like heroin, yet science does not show this to be true. Until that day, I say we take action here in Maryland and lead the charge for the rest of the country to legalization, as we have on so many other important issues. It's the right thing to do, it's the fiscally prudent thing to do, and it's time.

  Additional Comments

  I support the legalization of recreational marijuana for many reasons. First as a civil liberty issue, a criminal justice issue, and as a moral issue. The “War on Drugs” has devastated communities of color and done little to stop crime. Meanwhile, states like Colorado and Washington have been thriving and collecting millions in taxes on their upstart cannabis industries. In Maryland, we can use this tax revenue to repair the lives and communities which were disrupted - at times, destroyed - by the "War on Drugs," and then help rebuild schools and roads, as well as support the transition to clean, 21st century energy.

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  While I fully endorse marijuana law changes I also endorse decrimializing at the state and federal level. My campaign is pushing that the revenue be used to further education at all levels. My goal is to break the school/marijuana to prison pipeline.

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  I fully agree that the medical marijuana program has been slow to roll out to patients, however I am not involved with it enough to offer an opinion on how to bring it to fruition quicker.

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  Medical Marijuana

  The number one thing is to get this medicine to market as soon as possible, while also ensuring our diverse population (some of whom have been subject to draconian criminal justice laws) are able to participate in this process. One step is to expand the number of licenses offered. We saw in previous years that many minority owned businesses qualified for licenses but did not receive one of the limited licenses. However, I want to underline that I do not support any changes that delay getting this medicine to market.

  Additional Comments

  This past session I sponsored SB1039 which would have legalized marijuana in Maryland. I look forward to sponsoring this bill in future sessions. It is of critical importance to our state.

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  I will vote for a bill if I have the opportunity to do so in the General Assembly.

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  Medical Marijuana

  It is done now but we should have had a process that was more inclusive. The administration was not as supportive as the legislature.

  Additional Comments

  Where marijuana is legal opioid deaths are down, drunk driving arrests are down, leAs people are jails For minor drug arrests and tax revenue is up. All positives!

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  Medical Marijuana

  I have several ideas for reforming the medical marijuana industry. We need to treat it like the medicine that it is by talking to patients about things like cannabinoids, different types of terpenes and CBD/THC ratios. We need to educate recommending physicians on the appropriate strains and dosages for different illnesses and ailments. I’d also like to see a consistent naming convention for strains that reflects their medical usage. Lastly, we need to address the extremely high cost of medical marijuana. Maryland has some of the highest prices in country, which is an accessibility problem.

  Additional Comments

  I am proud to be on the incoming board of the Maryland chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).I intend to help craft common-sense legalization legislation that will address racial and socioeconomic inequalities brought about by the failed war on drugs. I also intend to bring about a new age of entrepreneurialism utilizing the legal cannabis industry. Educating the public is crucially important, and I intend stem the tide of misinformation. Transparency is key in this process.

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  Medical Marijuana

  Maryland has invented new ways to fail at cannabis regulation. We have done ourselves a huge disservice and it has been on the backs of our sick and disabled citizens. The Maryland Cannabis Commission should be a board primarily made up of patient advocates.

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