Cannabis laws and bills in Maryland

Every bill in the Maryland Legislature that falls inside the Cannabis Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.

Bills in Scope

Past Committee

12 May 2026

Most Recent Action

Cannabis laws enacted in Maryland in 2026

8 Cannabis bills were enacted in Maryland this year, the latest with a last action on 12 May 2026. Each links to the Maryland Legislature's own page.

HB 1523Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission - Unauthorized Consumable Products - Enforcement and Seizure12 May 2026
HB 622Cannabis - Licensees - Dispensary Licenses, Micro Dispensary Employees, and Cannabis Agent Training Programs12 May 2026
SB 594Cannabis - Advertising - Alterations12 May 2026
SB 820Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission - Unauthorized Consumable Products - Enforcement and Seizure12 May 2026
SB 439Employment Discrimination - Fire and Rescue Public Safety Employees - Use of Medical Cannabis28 April 2026
HB 452State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Grounds for Disciplinary Action - Restrictions14 April 2026
SB 136Collective Bargaining - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission - Police Officers14 April 2026
SB 54State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Grounds for Disciplinary Action - Restrictions14 April 2026

Cannabis bills in Maryland

15Enacted

2Past committee

24Introduced or inactive

41 bills in scope

Enacted

HB 1523Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission - Unauthorized Consumable Products - Enforcement and Seizure12 May 2026Enacted HB 622Cannabis - Licensees - Dispensary Licenses, Micro Dispensary Employees, and Cannabis Agent Training Programs12 May 2026Enacted SB 594Cannabis - Advertising - Alterations12 May 2026Enacted SB 820Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission - Unauthorized Consumable Products - Enforcement and Seizure12 May 2026Enacted SB 439Employment Discrimination - Fire and Rescue Public Safety Employees - Use of Medical Cannabis28 April 2026Enacted HB 452State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Grounds for Disciplinary Action - Restrictions14 April 2026Enacted SB 136Collective Bargaining - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission - Police Officers14 April 2026Enacted SB 54State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Grounds for Disciplinary Action - Restrictions14 April 2026Enacted HB 619Sales and Use Tax - Sales Between Cannabis Businesses and Cannabis Nurseries - Exemption20 May 2025Enacted HB 46Public Health - Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council - Membership6 May 2025Enacted SB 222Public Health – Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council – Membership6 May 2025Enacted HB 413Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms22 April 2025Enacted SB 215Cannabis Reform - Revisions22 April 2025Enacted HB 12Cannabis - Sale and Distribution - Tetrahydrocannabinol Offenses8 April 2025Enacted SB 214Cannabis - Sale and Distribution - Tetrahydrocannabinol Offenses8 April 2025Enacted

Past committee

HB 797Employment Discrimination - Fire and Rescue Public Safety Employees - Use of Medical Cannabis13 April 2026Passed chamber SB 1023Employment Discrimination - Fire and Rescue Public Safety Employees - Use of Medical Cannabis17 March 2025Passed chamber

Introduced or inactive

8 of 24 shown

HB 1634Cannabis Licensure - Labor Peace Agreements and Collective Bargaining26 March 2026In committee SB 1008Alcohol and Cannabis - Cannabinoid Beverages Off-Premises Sales Permit - Establishment25 March 2026In committee HB 1631Agriculture - Hemp Manufacturing License - Establishment16 March 2026In committee HB 1643Employment Discrimination - School Employees - Use of Cannabis10 March 2026In committee HB 1519Cannabis - Management Service Agreements, Advertising, and Penalties - Alterations (Cannabis Reform and Opportunity Act)3 March 2026In committee HB 307Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund - Alterations3 March 2026In committee SB 732Cannabis - Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund - Distribution and Use of Funds for Baltimore City11 February 2026In committee SB 925Sales and Use Tax – Distribution of Cannabis Sales Tax Revenue – Maryland Veterans Trust Fund11 February 2026In committee

Showing the 25 furthest along of 41. Subscribers see all of them, filtered and searchable. Bill titles link to the Maryland Legislature's own page.

Coverage depth varies by jurisdiction. How this is measured, and where it is thinner.

What's In Scope

How Cannabis Legislation bills are selected

In scope is any bill regulating the cultivation, manufacture, testing, distribution, sale, possession or taxation of cannabis and cannabis products: adult-use and medical programmes, licence classes and the agency that issues them, excise rates and revenue allocation, social equity licensing and automatic expungement, intoxicating hemp and cannabinoid products, potency limits, packaging and labelling, impaired driving, workplace and tenancy protections for lawful use, and banking and insurance access for licensees.

Scope is defined by a written topic profile that every bill is measured against. The profiles are drafted by a model and validated by retrieval measurement against a judged set of bills, not reviewed by an attorney. LawSignals is a research tool and does not provide legal advice.

Other practice areas in Maryland

Cannabis legislation in other jurisdictions

52 more currently hold bills in this tracker

Maryland is one of Cannabis Legislation's jurisdictions

The tracker follows this subject everywhere it is legislated, and publishes a monthly issue on what moved across all of them.

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