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Bill would add motor vehicle administrator to Maryland cannabis public health advisory council to address impaired driving
Summary
House Bill 46 would add the motor vehicle administration administrator or a designee to the cannabis public health advisory council; the Highway Safety Office supported the change as a way to bring traffic-safety expertise to council recommendations on impaired driving and education.
House Bill 46 would add the Motor Vehicle Administration administrator, or an agency designee, to the cannabis public health advisory council, the Health and Government Operations Committee heard.
Dr. Timothy Kearns, director of the Maryland Highway Safety Office and the state's Vision Zero coordinator, testified in favor, saying the addition would bring traffic-safety expertise to the council’s work on public-health implications of recreational cannabis use, including impaired driving.
"This bill is about creating a more inclusive and diverse council that will help us to strengthen its core…
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