# Maryland SB 0214: Cannabis - Sale and Distribution - Tetrahydrocannabinol Offenses

Maryland SB 0214, Cannabis - Sale and Distribution - Tetrahydrocannabinol Offenses, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-08 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 58); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0214
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Cannabis - Sale and Distribution - Tetrahydrocannabinol Offenses
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-09-19
- Last action: 2025-04-08, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 58
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Cannabis, Advertising, Cannabis Distribution, Cannabis -see also- CannDist; CannProd; Smok&Vap, Citations, Committees and Commissions, Electronic Communication, Fines -see also- Penalties and Sentences, Labeling, Law Enforcement -see also- SRO; Sheriffs; State Police, Licenses -see also- AB Lic; Certifications; DrLic; Permits, Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty, Rules and Regulations, Search and Seizure, Weights and Measures
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (144 yes, 36 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stronger enforcement against unlawful cannabis sales: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Maryland field enforcement staff can issue citations or charging papers for delta-8 or delta-10 violations involving under-21 sales or required online age screening. In unlicensed THC sales cases, displaying or offering THC for sale—including at a business—can serve as initi…
- Tighter product rules for cannabis sellers: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Maryland sellers and distributors cannot sell THC products that break state potency, packaging, or labeling rules. They also cannot sell or distribute products advertised as containing a THC amount that violates state law. This advertising rule covers packaging, labels, and…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 100 | 36 | 1 |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 | 2 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-04-08: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 58
- 2025-04-02: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Third Reading Passed (100-36) (House)
- 2025-03-31: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-03-31: Favorable Report by Economic Matters (House)
- 2025-02-14: Referred Economic Matters (House)
- 2025-02-13: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Finance (Senate)
- 2024-09-19: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_58_sb0214t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0214t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0214f.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_58_sb0214t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0214t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0214f.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0214-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).