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This bill introduces several significant changes to Maryland's criminal law regarding controlled dangerous substances and firearms. It allows individuals who are at least 21 years old to manufacture a personal use amount of cannabis products or concentrated cannabis for personal use or "adult sharing" at a private residence, provided the manufacturing process does not involve volatile solvents like butane, hexane, or propane. The bill redefines "personal use amount" as up to 1.5 ounces of usable cannabis, 12 grams of concentrated cannabis, 750 milligrams of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol cannabis products, or two or fewer cannabis plants. The legislation modifies penalties for drug-related offenses, particularly for cannabis, reducing the severity of some charges. For instance, manufacturing or distributing 50 pounds or more of cannabis is now a misdemeanor instead of a felony, and the penalties for drug kingpins involved with cannabis have been reduced. The bill also provides a mechanism for people serving sentences for certain drug offenses to apply for sentence modifications, with applications to be filed by September 30, 2026. Additionally, the bill increases penalties for certain firearms-related offenses, upgrading some misdemeanors to felonies, such as transporting regulated firearms into the state or manufacturing handguns not on the approved roster. The bill is set to take effect on October 1, 2025.

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