2022 Maryland Question 4

Referendum Question 4

November 8, 2022

Cannabis - Legalization of Adult Use and Possession
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 1,302,180 67.20%
No 635,580 32.80%
Valid votes 1,937,760 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00%
Total votes 1,937,760 100.00%

Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

Question 4 was a voter referendum to amend the Constitution of Maryland in order to legalize cannabis for adult use in Maryland. The referendum was approved overwhelmingly, with more than twice as many voters voting in favor of it than against it and winning in all but one county, on November 8, 2022. It went into effect on July 1, 2023.