HB0365 • 2026

Firearms - Right to Purchase, Own, Possess, and Carry

Firearms Healthcare

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Delegate Grammer
Last action: 2026-01-21
Official status: In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Effective date: 2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Firearms - Right to Purchase, Own, Possess, and Carry

Providing that a person may not be denied the right to purchase, own, possess, or carry a firearm solely on the basis that the person is authorized to use medical cannabis.

What This Bill Does

Providing that a person may not be denied the right to purchase, own, possess, or carry a firearm solely on the basis that the person is authorized to use medical cannabis.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-01-21 House
Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-19 House
First Reading Judiciary
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Firearms - Right to Purchase, Own, Possess, and Carry

Official Summary Text

Providing that a person may not be denied the right to purchase, own, possess, or carry a firearm solely on the basis that the person is authorized to use medical cannabis.

Current Bill Text

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*hb0365*

HOUSE BILL 365
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HB 336/25 – JUD
By: Delegate Grammer
Introduced and read first time: January 19, 2026
Assigned to: Judiciary

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Firearms – Right to Purchase, Own, Possess, and Carry 2

FOR the purpose of providing that a person may not be denied the right to purchase, own, 3
possess, or carry a firearm solely on the basis that the person is authorized to use 4
medical cannabis; and generally relating to firearms. 5

BY adding to 6
Article – Public Safety 7
Section 5–901 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 9. Miscellaneous” 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 10

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12

Article – Public Safety 13

SUBTITLE 9. MISCELLANEOUS. 14

5–901. 15

A PERSON MAY NOT BE DENIED THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE, OWN, POSSESS, OR 16
CARRY A FIREARM UNDER THIS TITLE SOLELY ON THE BASIS THAT THE PERSON IS 17
AUTHORIZED TO USE ME DICAL CANNABIS UNDER TITLE 36, SUBTITLE 3 OF THE 18
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND CANNABIS ARTICLE. 19

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 20
October 1, 2026. 21