Criminal Law – Kratom – Prohibited Purchase, Distribution, or Sale
What this bill does
Prohibiting a person from purchasing for, distributing, or selling kratom to an individual under the age of 18 years of age, except under certain circumstances; providing it is a defense in a prosecution under the Act that the defendant examined the purchaser's driver's license or other valid identification that positively identified the purchaser or recipient as at least 18 years of age; establishing that a violation of the Act is a civil penalty; providing for the issuance and prosecution of a civil citation issued under the Act; etc.
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Testimony (17)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Popp, Sandy | Sandra Popp | Position only |
| FAV | Fields, Tom | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nicholson, Sean | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Young, Senator Younglegislator | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Haddow, Mac | Americn Kratom Association | Oral |
| UNF | FRIEL, MEGAN | CONSUMER | Position only |
| UNF | MCGUIRCK, SAMANTHA | CONSUMER | Oral |
| UNF | Vaughn, David | Citizen | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lowe, Lisa | FACE Addiction Maryland | Oral |
| UNF | Chapman, Rebecca | Otie's Botanicals | Oral |
| UNF | zamorano, sean | aka/consumer | Oral |
| UNF | reading, chris | self | Oral |
| UNF | Phelan III, Frederick | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Saunders, Erica | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Williams, Scott | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | rice, eric | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | shew, george | Individual | Oral |