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Maryland Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 1-307

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The Commission has the powers and duties set forth in this section.

(b) The Commission shall:

(1) educate the public, by resource sharing and serving as an information clearinghouse, on such topics as:

(i) recent increases in alcohol content for popular beer and other beverages;

(ii) the proper limits of drinking for adults;

(iii) the adverse consequences of surpassing those limits;

(iv) parental or adult responsibility for serving alcohol to underage individuals; and

(v) comparable topics relating to smoking, vaping, tobacco, other tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems, cannabis, and cannabis products; and

(2) subject to federal approval, ensure that all alcoholic beverages sold in the State with an alcohol content exceeding 4.5% by volume bear a large and conspicuous label stating the percentage of alcohol content.

(c)(1) The Commission shall conduct studies of:

(i) the operation and administration of similar laws in other states or countries; and

(ii) federal laws that may affect the operation of the alcohol, tobacco, or cannabis industries, the literature on those industries, and the reaction of residents of the State to existing and potential features of those industries.

(2) The Commission shall submit to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly the studies required under this subsection.

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