2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB556: Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization

Legislative Summary

Repealing the prohibition against a person using or possessing with intent to use, delivering or selling under certain circumstances, or manufacturing or possessing with intent to deliver or sell under certain circumstances drug paraphernalia to inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled dangerous substance; altering a prohibition against a person possessing or distributing controlled paraphernalia under certain circumstances; etc.

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Bill History

1/22/2025
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/22/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Judiciary(House of Delegates)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/22/2025113.0 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/1970303.5 KB