Cannabis, education top priorities for state’s Legislative Black Caucus
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on January 30, 2023
Del. Jheanelle Wilkins (D-Montgomery) leads a press conference Jan. 25 as chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland. She summarized the group’s policy priorities for this year’s legislative session. Photo by William J. Ford.
Establishing a criminal justice policy that prevents police officers from stopping drivers and searching vehicles just because they smell cannabis and recruiting more people of color to teach in public schools are two of more than a dozen priorities the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland laid out Wednesday.
Del. Jheanelle Wilkins (D-Montgomery) said that caucus members lead on . . .