Maine and Maryland marijuana legalization bills filed
26 February 2013
Maine and Maryland became the latest states to see marijuana legalization bills filed this year, with lawmakers in those two states rolling out measures this week.
They join Hawaii, Maine, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire, with Pennsylvania, Nevada and Vermont expected to add to the list shortly.
The bill would remove criminal penalties for possession and cultivation of small amounts of marijuana, direct a state agency to license and regulate marijuana commerce, including industrial hemp, create a $50 an ounce excise tax on wholesale sales, and allow localities to not allow marijuana commerce.
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