Agriculture - License to Produce Hemp - Limitation
Sponsor: Jon S. Cardin (District 11B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: AgricultureStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering a certain licensing requirement for producing hemp in the State; prohibiting the Department of Agriculture from issuing a license to a person to produce hemp if the Department determines that the land subject to a license application is located within 25 feet of a property or properties with three or more individual residences, unless the person agrees to produce hemp in an indoor facility that exhausts its fumes to the outside with an approved apparatus; requiring the Department to make a certain determination; etc.
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Testimony (52)
MGA witness listFAV 29FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 19Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Delegate Cardin, Delegate Cardinlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Forbush, Elizabeth | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | foard, dale | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | forbush, elizabeth | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | forbush, elizabeth | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | fowler, ronald | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | gallerizzo, susan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | gordon, nancy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | henry, vaughan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | hirsch, peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | keener, joyce | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | khanna, lynette | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | lee, jefferson | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | lignoss, tina | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | lignoss, tina | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | lipkin, paul | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | nivens, greg | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | papel, ira | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | pearlman, michele | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | pearlman, michele | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | peterson, pam | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | risser, james | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | schaffer, susan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | schwartz, deborah | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | sciacca, richard | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | sciacca, richard | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | troy, steve | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | troy, steven | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | whitenan, mitchell | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Beck, Ernie | 4 Reasons Hemp | Position only |
| UNF | Crow, Roy | Crow Farm & Vineyard | Oral |
| UNF | Porter, Hollylobbyist | DPI | Written (PDF) |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 | PRITCHARD, BARRY | SUNX ANALYTICAL | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sellers, Levi | South Mountain Farms | Oral |
| UNF | Boffman, Jalita | Thrive Nutricuticals | Oral |
| UNF | Batten, Chris | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hess, Patrick | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hess, Patrick | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | pearlman, michele | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | sisserman, justin | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | solovyovsky, paul | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | whiteman, whitney | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
4 Reasons HempUNF 1
Crow Farm & VineyardUNF 1
DPIUNF 1
Fingerboard FarmUNF 1
Hemp Hills FarmUNF 1
Honey's HarvestUNF 1
Ice Hollow FarmsUNF 1
Maryland Farm BureauUNF 1
MD Grain ProducersUNF 1
MDAUNF 1
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.…
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