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Clarify Maryland product limits and civil possession bands (#212)

1 country profile edited2 files of code, design or docs +58 −6 lines

Countries and states 1 file

Maryland countries/us/md.yaml

summary

Adults 21+ may hold 1.5 oz is legalflower, 12 g concentrate or products with 750 mg delta-9-THC. An ordinary household may grow two plants. A; qualifying medical patient who ispatients 21 or older+ may grow up to four at a residence. Licensed shops since July 2023.

segments › possession

Adults 21+ may possess the personal-use amount: up to 1.5 oz is legalusable flower, 12 g concentrate or products containing up to 750 mg delta-9-THC. From[@4,5] The civil bands are above 1.5 tothrough 2.5 oz isflower, above 12 through 20 g concentrate, or above 750 through 1,250 mg delta-9-THC in products; these carry a fine of up to $250 civil offence. Unauthorised possession beyond those bands is a misdemeanour with up to six months or $1,000 or both.[@4,5] The regulator treats purchases across product types as a combined allowance: buying the maximum of one category leaves no allowance for another. Medical patients may possess the amount authorised in their written certification.[@6,2]

segments › enforcement

NothingNo state penalty for adult possession within the limits; small overages arepersonal-use amount. The separate flower, concentrate and product-THC civil finesbands carry up to $250; unauthorised possession beyond them can bring up to six months in jail or $1,000 or both.[@4,5]

segments › sharing

Adult sharing ofAdults 21+ may share the personal-use amount without payment: up to 1.5 oz is legalusable flower, 12 g concentrate or products with up to 750 mg delta-9-THC. The exemption excludes gifts tied to another purchase or reciprocal transaction, including advertised purchase-linked gifts.[@4,7]

sources

Maryland General Assembly — Criminal Law §5-101 Maryland General Assembly — Criminal Law §5-601 Maryland Cannabis Administration — Dispensary Guidance, 18 June 2024 Maryland General Assembly — Criminal Law §5-602 3 unchanged

answers › carry › answer

yes

answers › carry › text

Adults 21+ have product-specific limits of 1.5 oz flower, 12 g concentrate or 750 mg delta-9-THC in products

answers › caught › answer

limited

answers › caught › label

Civil fine or jail

answers › caught › text

Above the legal limits through 2.5 oz flower, 20 g concentrate or 1,250 mg product THC is civil; beyond can mean jail

Code, design and documents 2 files

docs/research/issue-corrections-181-211-214-2026-10-27.md +6 −0
@@ -15,2 +15,8 @@ Sync uses the tested mergeMine helper in the actual me-page handler: an offline,
 
 Read [§36-2852(A)(1)–(3)](https://www.azleg.gov/ars/36/02852.htm), [§36-2853(A)](https://www.azleg.gov/ars/36/02853.htm), [§13-3405(A), (B)(1)](https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/03405.htm) and [medical immunity §36-2811](https://www.azleg.gov/ars/36/02811.htm). Ordinary adult carry is 1 oz total including at most 5 g concentrate; petty protection ends above 2.5 oz total OR 12.5 g concentrate. Outside applicable protections the class 6 possession provision below two pounds can apply. Gifts require adults 21+, no remuneration and no public advertisement/promotion, with the same 5 g sub-limit. Preserve lawful on-site home harvest and separate medical permissions. Corrected summary, possession, enforcement, sharing and carry/caught answers. Scores stay 5/4/6/5/3/6: the existing capped adult-use bands already describe these permissions; this corrects omitted product conditions.
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+## #212 — Maryland legal, civil and gift quantities
+
+Read current [§5-101(e-2), (u)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr&section=5-101), [§5-601(a), (c)(2)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr&section=5-601), [§5-602(c)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr&section=5-602), [MCA consumer FAQ](https://cannabis.maryland.gov/Pages/cannabisfaq.aspx), and pages 4–5 of the [18 June 2024 dispensary guidance](https://cannabis.maryland.gov/Documents/2024_Laws_and_Regulations/6-18-2024%20Updated%20Guidance%20Docs/6.18.24%20Dispensary%20Guidance.pdf). Legal quantities are 1.5 oz usable flower, 12 g concentrate or 750 mg product delta-9-THC; civil ceilings 2.5 oz/20 g/1,250 mg with up to $250. Other unauthorised cannabis possession can bring six months/$1,000/both. Adult-sharing exemption is tied to personal-use amount and excludes reciprocal purchase-linked gifts.
+
+The issue's October 2025 policy FAQ did not contain the claimed combined-sales passage when searched. The actual primary combined-sales examples are in the 2024 dispensary guidance; [current COMAR 14.17.12.04(B)(7)](https://regs.maryland.gov/us/md/exec/comar/14.17.12.04) retains the per-day personal-use sales limits. The profile attributes the combination rule to purchases and supplies no invented cross-form criminal conversion formula. Patient possession remains tied to written certification. Corrected summary, possession, enforcement, sharing and carry/caught answers while preserving two/four-plant distinctions. Scores remain 5/3/6/5/3/6; no new legal change asserted.
scripts/profile-claims.test.mjs +10 −0
@@ -543,2 +543,12 @@ test('Arizona distinguishes legal and petty concentrate caps and gift conditions
  assert.doesNotMatch(az.segments.possession,/more than 2.5 oz is a felony/);
 });
+
+// Issue #212
+test('Maryland preserves all three legal and civil product bands and gift limits (#212)',()=>{
+ const md=country('us/md');
+ for(const text of [md.summary,md.segments.possession,md.segments.sharing,md.answers.carry.text])for(const cap of ['1.5 oz','12 g','750 mg'])assert.ok(text.includes(cap),cap);
+ for(const cap of ['2.5 oz','20 g','1,250 mg'])assert.ok(md.answers.caught.text.includes(cap),cap);
+ assert.match(md.segments.possession,/combined allowance/);
+ assert.match(md.segments.sharing,/reciprocal transaction/);
+ assert.match(md.segments.cultivation,/qualifying medical patient.*four/s);
+});
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