Maryland House gives preliminary approval to recreational marijuana [View all]

Maryland took another step toward legalization of recreational marijuana Wednesday with the preliminary passage of two bills in the House of Delegates.

The House package includes an amendment to the state constitution. A second bill, if passed, takes effect if voters approve legalization in a referendum in November.

The House preliminarily approved both Wednesday following more than an hour of debate. During that debate, Republicans attempted to amend both bills. The near straight party line votes on those amendments gives an indication of the overwhelming support in the House.

The constitutional amendment, sponsored by House Speaker Adrienne Jones, is similar to how the state legalized gambling.

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(Baltimore Daily Record)