Medical Cannabis – Dispensary Grower–Processor License
Sponsor: Julian Ivey (District 47A)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/16 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to license medical cannabis dispensary grower-processors to grow, process, and dispense medical cannabis if certain requirements are met; 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 (14)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Carrington, Darrell | Carrington & Associates, LLC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Colen, Ashley | Hippocratic Growth LLC | Oral |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Elliott, Richard DeShay | Prince George's County Young Democrats | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Ivey, Delegate Iveylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Bryce, Joe | Manis Canning and Associates | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Simpson, Lauren | Greenwave | Oral |
| FWA | Davis, Robert | Hi Tide Dispensary - OC Botanicals LLC | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kress, Williamlobbyist | Kress Hammen | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Gray, Ezra | MGTM LLC, dba Greenlight Therapeutics | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Dunst, Herman | Trilogy Wellness of Maryland, LLC | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | Bennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of Governmen | Maryland Dept. of Health | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWAKress, WilliamKress HammenRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation; Amazon.com Services, LLC; Apple Inc.; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Centers for Better Insurance, LLC; Coalition of Maryland Title Insurers…
FWABagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…