Help protect Maryland medical marijuana patients

Currently, Maryland law protects seriously ill patients from being sentenced to prison for possessing marijuana if they can prove a "medical necessity" for using it. The maximum penalty for patients who prove a "medical necessity" is a $100 fine. However, the law does not protect them from arrest, and it does not provide them with safe access to their medicine (such as by cultivation).

MPP is working with our allies at the Drug Policy Alliance and Americans for Safe Access to help build support for an effective medical marijuana bill, which will protect patients from arrest and allow them safe access to their medicine. In order to help build support for new legislation, as well as to educate patients and others on the current law, DPA and ASA have organized several educational events across the state.

March 11, 6-9 p.m.
St John's Church
2640 St. Paul St.
Baltimore, MD 21218

March 18, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Wicomico Public Library
122 S. Division St.
Salisbury, MD 21801

March 20, 6-9 p.m.
NAPWA
8401 Colesville Road
Suite 750
Silver Spring, MD 20910

March 25, 6-9 p.m.
Hempen Hill BBQ
13208 Fountainhead Plaza
Hagerstown, MD 21742

If you would like more information about these community meetings, please e-mail Zane Hurst at Zane@mpp.org.

If you are a medical professional, a patient who might benefit from medical marijuana, or know somebody who might benefit from medical marijuana, we would like to hear from you. Additionally, if you are a law enforcement official or a clergy member, please e-mail Zane@mpp.org to see how you can be of special help with our efforts to pass an effective medical marijuana law in Maryland.

Thank you for supporting the Marijuana Policy Project and our allies.