Agriculture - Hemp Research and Production - Prohibitions
Sponsor: Delegate HettlemanCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: AgricultureStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting the Maryland Department of Agriculture from certifying and registering a site that will be used to grow or cultivate hemp under the Hemp Research Pilot Program if the area on which the hemp will be grown is located within 2 miles of a residential community with 10 or more residences; and prohibiting the Department from issuing a license to a person to produce hemp in the State if the area on which the hemp will be produced is located within 2 miles of a residential community with 10 or more residences.
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Testimony (66)
MGA witness listFAV 42FavorableUNF 24Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Altchek, Daniel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brockmeyer, Adele | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caplan, Karen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caplan, Steven | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Stein, Delegate Steinlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dombrowski Risser, Nicole | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Foard, Dale | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Forbush, Elizabeth | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fowler, Ronald | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gallerizzo, Susan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gordon, Nancy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Henry, Vaughan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hirsch, Peggy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Joseph, Amrish | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Keener, Joyce | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Khanna, Lynette | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lee, Jefferson | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lignoss, Tina | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Lipkin, Paul | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nicodemus, Julie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nivens, Greg | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Papel, Ira | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pearlman, Michelle | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Pearlman, Michelle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Peterson, Pamela | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Risser, James | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Roth, Alan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rubin, Allison | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schaffer, Susan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schwartz, Deborah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shittu, Babatunde | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Siserman, Justin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Solovyovsky, Paul | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sontag, Michael | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sottak, Kevin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stevens, Richard | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Troy, Jody | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Troy, Steven | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Trunbull, John | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Whitemen, Mitchell | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Whitemen, Whitney | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ziskind, Geoff | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Beck, Ernie | 4 Reasons Hemp | Position only |
| UNF | Crow, Roy | Crow Farm & Vineyard | Oral |
| UNF | Porter, Hollylobbyist | DPI | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Porter, Hollylobbyist | Delmarva Poultry | Position only |
| UNF | FurmanGordon, Dawn | Fingerboard Farm | Position only |
| UNF | O'Brien, Darren | Hemp Hills Farm | Oral |
| UNF | Chaney, Anna | Honey's Harvest | Position only |
| UNF | Nash, Katielobbyist | Ice Hollow Farms | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Nash, Katielobbyist | Ice Hollow Farms | Oral |
| UNF | Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist | MD Grain Producers | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Shirk, Cassie | MDA | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Welch, Parker | Maryland Farm Bureau | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Welch, Parker | Maryland Farm Bureau | Position only |
| UNF | Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist | Maryland Grain Producers Association | Position only |
| UNF | Atticks, Kevinlobbyist | Maryland Hemp Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Stamper, Eryck | Maryland Hemp Exchange | Position only |
| UNF | Murphy, John | Murphy Massey LLC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Murphy, John | Murphy Massey LLC | Position only |
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Organizations on record
4 Reasons HempUNF 1
Crow Farm & VineyardUNF 1
Delmarva PoultryUNF 1
DPIUNF 1
Fingerboard FarmUNF 1
Hemp Hills FarmUNF 1
Honey's HarvestUNF 1
Ice Hollow FarmsUNF 2
Maryland Farm BureauUNF 2
MD Grain ProducersUNF 1
MDAUNF 1
Murphy Massey LLCUNF 2
South Mountain FarmsUNF 1
SUNX ANALYTICALUNF 1
Thrive NutricuticalsUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFNash, KatieIce Hollow FarmsRegistered for: Jenoptik; Career Firefighter Association of Frederick County; Vistra Corporate Services Company; Ivory Investments, LLC; Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.; Sunrun, Inc.…
UNFNash, KatieIce Hollow FarmsRegistered for: Jenoptik; Career Firefighter Association of Frederick County; Vistra Corporate Services Company; Ivory Investments, LLC; Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.; Sunrun, Inc.…
UNFThompson, LindsayMD Grain ProducersRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…
UNFThompson, LindsayMaryland Grain Producers AssociationRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…
UNFAtticks, KevinMaryland Hemp CoalitionRegistered for: Brewers Association of Maryland; Maryland Distillers Guild; Maryland Wineries Association