Agriculture - Hemp Research and Production - Prohibitions
Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: AgricultureStatus: Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (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 (78)
MGA witness listFAV 47FavorableUNF 30UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Altcheck, Daniel | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Beller, Joel | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brockmeyer, Adele | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caplan, Karen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caplan, Steven | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Foard, Dale | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Forbush, Elizabeth | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Forbush, Elizabeth | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fowler, Ronald and Leslie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gaede, Jeanette and Fred | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Gallerizzo, Michael | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gordon, Nancy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Henry, Vaughan Scott | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hirsch, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Joseph, Amrish and Karen | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Keener, Joyce | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Khanna, Naresh and Lynette | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lee, Jeffrey | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lignoss, Tina | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lipkin, Paul | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Mattes, Sandra and Robert | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Nicodemus, Julie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Nivens, Greg | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Papel, Ira and Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pearlman, Michele | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pearlman, Michele and Steven | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Peterson, Pamela | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Risser, James | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Risser, Nicole | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Roth, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Rubin, Allison and Asher | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Schaffer, Susan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Schwartz, Deborah | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sciacca, Richard | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shamahan, Anne | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Shittu, Babatunde | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sisserman, Julie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Solovyovsky, Paul | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sontag, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sottak, Kevin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Troy, Jody | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Troy, Steven | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Turnbull, John | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Whiteman, Mitchell | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Whiteman, Whitney and Mitchell | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Zinskind, Geoff | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Porter, Hollylobbyist | DPI | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist | MD Grain Producers | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Shirk, Cassie | MDA | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ferguson, Colby | Maryland Farm Bureau | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Murphy, John | Murphy Massey LLC | Position only |
| UNF | Boyd, Ergibe | Prince George's County farmer | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pritchard, Barry | SunX Analytical | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | porter, hollylobbyist | delmarva poultry | Oral |
| UNF | ferguson, colby | farm bureau | Oral |
| UNF | fuchs, kurtlobbyist | farm credit | Position only |
| UNF | thompson, lindsaylobbyist | grain producers | Oral |
| UNF | steenstra, eric | votehemp | Position only |
| UNF | Hall, Joanne | Individual | Written (PDF) |
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Organizations on record
delmarva poultryUNF 1
DPIUNF 1
farm bureauUNF 1
farm creditUNF 1
grain producersUNF 1
Maryland Farm BureauUNF 1
MD Grain ProducersUNF 1
MDAUNF 1
Murphy Massey LLCUNF 1
SunX AnalyticalUNF 1
votehempUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
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, lindsaygrain producersRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…
UNFatticks, kevinRegistered for: Brewers Association of Maryland; Maryland Distillers Guild; Maryland Wineries Association
UNFnash, katieRegistered for: Jenoptik; Career Firefighter Association of Frederick County; Vistra Corporate Services Company; Ivory Investments, LLC; Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.; Sunrun, Inc.…