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In 2022, the Maryland General Assembly created the Community Repair and Reinvestment Fund (CRRF). From the recreational marijuana market, at least 35% of the state tax revenue will be used to repair, heal, and reinvest into the communities that have been most harmed by the dangerous "war on drugs." State law also makes clear that these funds cannot be used for law enforcement or law enforcement activities. The funds also cannot be used to replace existing funding for local government programs. This allowed the Prince George's Council to establish a permanent board in 2023 that would be responsible for issuing funds the county receives from the CRRF.

Currently, the law defines children as individuals under the age of 18. Yet in Maryland, children as young as 14 can be automatically charged as adults for certain offenses, and 16 and 17 year olds are automatically charged as adults for 33 different criminal offenses. Children charged as adults – even if their case is eventually transferred down to juvenile court – spend months and sometimes years in the adult legal system awaiting their court date.

Racial profiling violates the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments and undermines public safety and community trust in Maryland. Maryland must take affirmative action to ensure existing protections against racial profiling are not eroded and to protect Marylanders from racial profiling and other abuses by federal agents to the maximum extent allowable by law. The US Supreme Court's continued dismantling of bedrock constitutional rights demands that the General Assembly take swift action to codify essential protections against racial profiling in our state law (SB 854/HB 1262). HB 1262/SB 854 had great hearings in the House and Senate, respectively. Now, we must urge Committee members to place the bill on a vote list and vote “Yes” on a clean bill with no amendments that weaken the bill.

Calvert County Board of Education must stop Superintendent Townsel from banning our children's books.

Urge Prince George’s County to center reparations in the local Community Reparations and Reinvestment Fund.

Have you been stopped by police for the odor of marijuana in Maryland?

Tell Montgomery County to defend Anton’s Law and support real access to police accountability and transparency.

Send a message to your representative saying Maryland must pass the Second Look Act this legislative session.