Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1523: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission - Unauthorized Consumable Products - Enforcement and Seizure
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
Altering the violations of law with respect to which the Field Enforcement Division of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission is authorized to issue a citation or charging document; prohibiting a retailer from distributing, selling, exposing for sale, or advertising for sale unauthorized consumable products; authorizing the Executive Director of the Commission to seize, confiscate, or destroy unauthorized consumable products and certain other products; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission - Unauthorized Consumable Products - Enforcement and Seizure FOR the purpose of altering the violations of law with respect to which the Field Enforcement Division of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission is authorized to issue a citation or charging document; prohibiting a retailer from distributing, selling, exposing for sale, or advertising for sale unauthorized consumable products…
From the enrolled text, May 18, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission - Unauthorized Consumable Products - Enforcement and Seizure FOR the purpose of altering the violations of law with respect to which the Field Enforcement Division of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission is authorized to issue a citation or charging document; prohibiting a retailer from distributing, selling, exposing for sale, or advertising for sale unauthorized consumable products; authorizing the Executive Director of the Commission to seize, confiscate, or destroy unauthorized consumable products and certain other products; establishing and repealing altering certain provisions governing the enforcement of certain prohibitions related to unauthorized consumable products; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to report certain changes related to unauthorized consumable products to the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission within a certain time; and generally relating to enforcement and seizure of unauthorized consumable products by the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Section 1-313, 6-101, and 6-207 Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Section 1-323 Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Health - General Section 21-2E-02, 21-2E-03, 21-2F-02, and 21-2F-03 Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) …