A new bill was introduced in the Maryland House on February 8th 2011 which would decriminalize marijuana in Maryland. The proposed Bill 606 would reduce the penalty for the possession of less than 28.5 grams of marijuana to a civil citation, and a fine of one hundred dollars.
The bill was sponsored by delegates Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43, Delegate Tiffany T. Alston, District 24, Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45, Delegate Aisha N. Braveboy, District 25 ,Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18, Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40, Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15, Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45, Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18, Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14, Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43, Delegate Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., District 44, Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10, Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47, Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41, Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41, Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22, Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36, Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26, Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18, Delegate Mary L. Washington, District 43.
It is critical that every Maryland citizen contacts their elected official and voices their support for this bill. Using MD Elect http://mdelect.net/electedofficials/ you can find your local representative and their contact information.
The Weed Street Journal