Approved: Apr. 8, 2014 by House, 125-11 and by Senate, 44-2
Signed by Gov. Martin O’Malley on Apr. 14, 2014
Effective: June 1, 2014
The Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Marijuana Commission and the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene are tasked with developing regulations for patient registry and identification cards, dispensary licensing, setting fees and possession limits, and more. The Commission will issue yearly request for applications from academic medical centers to operate medical marijuana compassionate use programs.
Approved diagnosis: Cachexia, anorexia, or wasting syndrome, severe or chronic pain, severe nausea, seizures, severe or persistent muscle spasms, or other conditions approved by the Commission.
Possession/Cultivation: Patients are allowed to possess a 30-day supply (amount to be determined by the Commission). “Beginning June 1, 2016, the Commission may issue the number of [dispensary] licenses necessary to meet the demand for medical marijuana by qualifying patients and caregivers issued identification cards.”
Learn more about medical marijuana laws in Maryland prior to legalization.
201 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
dhmh.medicalcannabis@maryland.gov
Website:
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Marijuana Commission
Information provided by the state on sources for medical marijuana:
“A Maryland patient can only obtain legal medical cannabis from Maryland-licensed dispensaries. The dispensaries can only obtain their cannabis from Maryland-licensed growers, and their extracts from Maryland-licensed processors… The Commission anticipates that medical cannabis may first be available to patients in the second half of 2016.”
“Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s),” mmcc.maryland.gov, June 26, 2015
Patient Registry Fee:
To be determined by the Commission during the rulemaking process
Accepts other states’ registry ID cards?
No
Registration:
Mandatory
