Medical Cannabis - Dispensary Grower-Processor License
Sponsor: Julian Ivey (District 47A)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to license medical cannabis dispensary grower-processors under certain circumstances; requiring an applicant to meet certain conditions to be licensed as a dispensary grower-processor; providing that an applicant for a dispensary grower-processor license may not have received certain disciplinary action from the Commission or have failed to meet certain deadlines; requiring the Commission to establish a certain application review process; etc.
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Testimony (12)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Honore, Bill | Bloom Medicinals | Position only |
| FAV | Carrington, Darrell | Carrington and Associates | Position only |
| FAV | Cohen, Ashley | Hippocratic Growth | Position only |
| FAV | arrington, michaellobbyist | capitol connections | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | sample, sharon | maryland earthworks | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Ivey, Delegate Iveylegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bryce, Joe | CANMD | Oral |
| UNF | Boston, Frank | GreenLeaf | Oral |
| UNF | Holliday, Holli | Medigrow | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist | MDMDA | Oral |
| INFO | Tilburg, Will | Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | sample, sharron | maryland earthworks | Position only |
Organizations on record
Bloom MedicinalsFAV 1
CANMDUNF 1
capitol connectionsFAV 1
GreenLeafUNF 1
Hippocratic GrowthFAV 1
maryland earthworksFAV 1INFO 1
MDMDAFWA 1
MedigrowUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVarrington, michaelcapitol connectionsRegistered for: Bulldog Group LLC, The; RPJ Towing and Recovery; Sphere Entertainment Group, LLC; Stellar IT Solutions; Swamibapa1 LLC; TIS Foundation, Inc. / Motir Services, Inc.…
FWABagwell, AshlieMDMDARegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…