On July 16, 2021, State House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones created a committee to draft a referendum on legalization to place on the ballot in 2022.

[4][5] This bill was contingent on passage of the ballot referendum in the November 2022 election, whereby it would legalize recreational use of cannabis possession and use on or after July 1, 2023.

The bill would also automatically expunge prior criminal convictions for conduct made legal under the proposed law.

[11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Between January 1 and July 1, 2023, possession of up to 1.5 ounces was to be a civil infraction subject to a $100 fine, as provided by House Bill 837.

[10][9] On Question 4 On whether recreational marijuana should be legal Source: Maryland State Board of Elections[26] Partisan clients