Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB594: Cannabis - Advertising - Alterations
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
Altering the ownership and control percentage requirement for a social equity applicant for a cannabis license; prohibiting cannabis advertising from directly targeting individuals under the age of 21 years; authorizing a standard dispensary to place exterior signage for a certain limited purposes; requiring the Maryland Cannabis Administration to accept certain advertising audience composition data and develop a process for accepting a certain attestation from a certain person regarding audience composition; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Cannabis - Advertising - Alterations FOR the purpose of altering the ownership and control percentage requirement for a social equity applicant for a cannabis license; repealing certain criteria for a certain prohibition on cannabis advertising that targets minors individuals under the age of 21 years; authorizing a standard dispensary to place certain exterior signage for certain limited purposes under certain circumstances…
From the enrolled text, May 18, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Cannabis - Advertising - Alterations FOR the purpose of altering the ownership and control percentage requirement for a social equity applicant for a cannabis license; repealing certain criteria for a certain prohibition on cannabis advertising that targets minors individuals under the age of 21 years; authorizing a standard dispensary to place certain exterior signage for certain limited purposes under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Cannabis Administration to accept certain advertising audience composition data and establish develop by regulation an alternative method for determining audience composition a process for accepting a certain attestation from a certain person regarding audience composition; providing a certain exception to a prohibition on the third-party use of certain distinguishing characteristics of a cannabis licensee for advertisements; and generally relating to cannabis advertising. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Section 36-101(ff) and 36-903 Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Section 36-901 and 36-903 Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Section 36-901 and 36-902 Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Section …
Sponsors
- Pamela Beidle (D, 32) · primary sponsor
- Dawn Gile (D, 33)
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor - Chapter 416
- : Passed Enrolled
- : Third Reading Passed (38-8)
- : Third Reading Passed with Amendments (87-41)
- : Floor Amendment {793429/1 (Delegate Valderrama) Adopted
- : Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- : Senate Concurs House Amendments
- : Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- : Favorable with Amendments {713523/1 Adopted
- : Hearing 4/02 at 2:30 p.m.
Votes
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (87-41) (April 13, 2026): 87 yea, 41 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (38-8) (April 13, 2026): 38 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (30-11) (March 20, 2026): 30 yea, 11 nay, passed
Subjects: Rules and Regulations, Ethics, Licenses, Reports, Commerce and Business, Minors, Signs and Billboards, Advertising
Common questions
- What is SB594?
- SB594 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Cannabis - Advertising - Alterations.
- What does SB594 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning Cannabis - Advertising - Alterations FOR the purpose of altering the ownership and control percentage requirement for a social equity applicant for a cannabis license; repealing certain criteria for a certain prohibition on cannabis advertising that targets minors individuals under the age of 21 years; authorizing a standard dispensary to place certain exterior signage for certain limited purposes under certain circumstances…
- What is the status of SB594?
- Signed into law as of May 12, 2026. Latest action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 416 (May 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB594?
- Pamela Beidle (D, 32), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB594?
- On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0594?ys=2026RS
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