D.C., Maryland and Virginia all will roll out some new laws on July 1, 2023, although the most attention-grabbing one is certainly Maryland’s legalization of recreational marijuana for adults. Other new laws in the D.C. area involve minimum wage in both the District and in Montgomery County; an expanded move-over law in Virginia, and the end of sales tax holiday weekends there.
Here are some of those new laws, broken down by location.
New law in DC
Minimum wage hike: Minimum wage workers will see a pay increase in the District, regardless of whether they get tips and no matter the size of their employer. All workers will get an hourly wage of $17 on July 1. Tipped workers will see their base wage go up to $8, and if their tips don’t bring their total hourly earnings up to $17 overall, their employer needs to make up the difference. See more here.
New laws in Maryland
Recreational marijuana legal in Maryland: Starting July 1, adults 21 and older can use and possess up to 1.5 ounces of cannabis flower, up to 12 grams of concentrated cannabis or a total amount of cannabis products that do not exceed 750 mg of THC. It will also be legal to buy marijuana and cannabis products from licensed dispensaries in the state starting Saturday. Find more info here.
Minimum wage hike in Montgomery County: The county’s minimum wage will increase to $16.70 for people working at large employers (those with 51 employees or more). It will increase to $15 for workers at…
