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**FILE** Delegate Nick Charles, Sen. Melony Griffith and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks pose at the Maryland Democratic Party luncheon in Annapolis on Jan. 10, 2023. Griffith announced that she will be resigning at the end of the month to lead the Maryland Hospital Association. Charles said in an interview during the gala that he intends to file for the upcoming Senate vacancy. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Maryland Sen. Melony Griffith Stepping Down, Will Lead MHA

by WI Web EditorOctober 9, 2023October 9, 2023

Maryland state Sen. Melony Griffith (D-District 25) announced that she will be stepping down at the end of October to lead the Maryland Hospital Association, leaving a vacancy in the state Senate.

Vicky Orem, a Greenbelt, Maryland, lawyer whose application last year to grow medical marijuana was denied, testifies before the state Senate's Judiciary Proceedings Committee during a March 2 hearing in Annapolis on legislation to restructure the current cannabis commission. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

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Black Lawmakers, Merchants Seek Change on Marijuana Laws

by William J. FordMarch 2, 2017October 30, 2020