It was a big week in the world of Maryland criminal law as the Governor took on the death penalty and medical marijuana—two very hot topics. According to the Washington Post, Governor Martin O’Malley held a ceremony that lasted over two hours, signing 266 measures that passed in the last legislative session. But, the death penalty repeal and medical marijuana laws were likely the most popular. [Read more…]
Maryland Legislature Passes Medical Marijuana
A cloud of marijuana smoke is moving across the country, changing laws and the views of many people on the vilified plant. Maryland lawmakers are the latest of many to pass legislation changing how their state deals with marijuana, potentially making their state next-up for a tightly regulated and controlled medical marijuana program. [Read more…]