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Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization

Sponsor: David Moon (District 20)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing the prohibition against a person using or possessing with intent to use drug paraphernalia to inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled dangerous substance; repealing the prohibition against a person delivering or selling, or manufacturing or possessing with intent to deliver or sell drug paraphernalia under certain circumstances; repealing the prohibition against a person possessing or distributing controlled paraphernalia under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (44)

MGA witness list
FAV 39FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVAgus, DeborahBHLIWritten (PDF)
FAVKerr, MeredithBHLIOral
FAVChristensen, TriciaBHRCWritten (PDF)
FAVChristensen, TriciaBHRCOral
FAVFell, DaveBHRCOral
FAVO'Keefe, OwenBHRCOral
FAVSmith, HarrietBHRCOral
FAVBjorkland, KurtBaltimore City SAOOral
FAVHopkins, PerryCommunities UnitedOral
FAVMiller Sr, WilliamCommunities UnitedOral
FAVMorris, RafikiCommunities UnitedOral
FAVHerpel, GerardDeep Creek PharmacyOral
FAVGerman PhD MPH, DanielleJHSPH SEADSWritten (PDF)
FAVFrance (Ret), Deputy Secretary PeteLEAPOral
FAVFrance, Pete WendellLaw Enforcement Action PartnershipWritten (PDF)
FAVWienner, StephenMt Vernon PharmacyOral
FAVRosen-Cohen, NancyNCADD-MDOral
FAVFlores, RicardoOPDOral
FAVHorine, DevonPublic Health Law Clinic at UMdWritten (PDF)
FAVHorine, DevonPublic Health Law Clinic at UMdOral
FAVCecil, ScottRights Restoration ProjectOral
FAVBlinder, LeeTrans Healthcare MarylandOral
FAVBlinder, LeeTrans Healthcare MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVLopez PhD, AndreaUMD SEADSWritten (PDF)
FAVBlevins, JerryVoices of Hope Cecil CountyOral
FAVEllerbe, Trallando (Scooter)Voices of Hope Cecil CountyOral
FAVMeredith, DennisVoices of Hope Cecil CountyOral
FAVSanders, TonyaVoices of Hope Cecil CountyOral
FAVWilliamson, DrenaVoices of Hope Cecil CountyOral
FAVWoodie, ErinVoices of Hope Cecil CountyOral
FAVlowe, lisaface addiction mdOral
FAVBruno MD, RichardIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Moon, Delegate MoonlegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVGerman PhD MPH, DanielleIndividualOral
FAVKattakuhzy MD, SarahIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLipson, AlexanderIndividualOral
FAVPark PhD MHS, JuIndividualOral
FAVPark PhD MHS, JuIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVrosen cohen, nancyIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFMansfield, AndrealobbyistMD Chiefs and SheriffsWritten (PDF)
UNFkroll, stevemd state's attysOral
UNFkatcef, williammsaaOral
UNFking, joycemsaaOral
UNFpatachnick, gavinmsaaOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFMansfield, AndreaMD Chiefs and SheriffsRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.