January 12th, 2023 by WCBC Radio
The 2023 session of the Maryland General Assembly officially opened Wednesday with lawmakers beginning to tackle a bevy of controversial issues including abortion rights; guns laws and recreational marijuana. Before the Supreme Court’s June ruling that struck down the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case, Maryland lawmakers had approved legislation in the state’s last session to expand abortion access by ending a restriction that only physicians provide them. This year, lawmakers will again take up a package of abortion rights measures, including a constitutional amendment to enshrine the right to abortion in the state’s constitution. House Speaker Adrienne Jones…
On the cannibas front, with voters overwhelmingly approving legalizing recreational marijuana in the November election, lawmakers are tasked with the chore of dealing with licensing and taxing to get a marketplace ready by July 1. Senate President Bill Ferguson…
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