SB 708

Did not advance

Cannabis – Legalization and Regulation

Sponsor: Brian J. Feldman (District 15)Committee: FinanceSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Substituting the term 'cannabis' for the term 'marijuana' in certain provisions of law; altering a certain quantity threshold and establishing a certain age limit applicable to a certain civil offense of use or possession of cannabis; establishing a civil offense for use or possession of a certain amount of cannabis for a person of at least a certain age; establishing the Social Equity Start-Up Fund, the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund, the Cannabis Regulation Fund, and the Cannabis Education and Training Fund; etc.

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Testimony (47)

MGA witness list

FAV 10FavorableFWA 21Favorable with amendmentsUNF 10UnfavorableINFO 6Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gudlavalleti, Rajani	Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	garnett, stanley	Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck	Oral
FAV	Pounds, Eddielobbyist	Funk & Bolton	Written (PDF)
FAV	Franklin, Neill	Law Enforcement Action Partnership	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Mitchell, Ellie	Maryland Out of School Time Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feldman, Brian	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Feldman, Senator Feldmanlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Ali, Raginalobbyist	AAA Mid-Atlantic	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Orem, Vicky	Law Office of Vicky L. Orem	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	Maryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jones, Will	Smart Approaches to Marijuana	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Finn, Kenneth	Springs Rehabilitation, PC	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Arria, Amelia	University of Maryland School of Public Health	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Miller, Christine	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Spicka, George F	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Mariast, Steven	Dispensary Works, LLC	Written (PDF)
FWA	Sample, Sharron	Dispensary Works, LLC, Maryland Dispensary Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Simpson, Lauren	Greenwave	Written (PDF)
FWA	Davis, Robert	Hi Tide Dispensary - OC Botanicals LLC	Written (PDF)
FWA	Cartalemi, Carissa	MDMDA & StarBuds Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FWA	Gray, Ezra	MGTM LLC, dba Greenlight Therapeutics	Written (PDF)
FWA	Weintraub, Jasonlobbyist	MTHA	Written (PDF)
FWA	Bryce, Joe	Manis Canning and Associates	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Naugle, Olivialobbyist	Marijuana Policy Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	O'Keefe, Karenlobbyist	Marijuana Policy Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Wiseman, Hope	Mary and Main Dispensary	Oral
FWA	Tilburg, Williamlobbyist	Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission	Oral
FWA	Lemley, Warren	Peake ReLeaf	Written (PDF)
FWA	Burton, Evelyn	Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America (SARDAA), Maryland Chapter	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Dunst, Herman	Trilogy Wellness of Maryland, LLC	Written (PDF)
FWA	Wilson, Michaellobbyist	UFCW Local 400	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Smith, Daniellobbyist	VS Strategies	Oral
FWA	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Berman, Gina	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Boston, Frank	Individual	Oral
FWA	Carlin-Weber, Daniel	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Kaiser, Ashley	Boys & Girls Clubs of America	Written (PDF)
INFO	Bennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of Governmen	Maryland Dept. of Health	Written (PDF)
INFO	Adams, MD, Joseph	Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Rifkin, Bradlobbyist	RWL	Written (PDF)
INFO	Hammond, Christopher	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Stack, Laura	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AAA Mid-AtlanticUNF 1

Baltimore Harm Reduction CoalitionFAV 1

Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaINFO 1

Brownstein Hyatt Farber SchreckFAV 1

Dispensary Works, LLCFWA 1

Dispensary Works, LLC, Maryland Dispensary AssociationFWA 1

Funk & BoltonFAV 1

GreenwaveFWA 1

Hi Tide Dispensary - OC Botanicals LLCFWA 1

Law Enforcement Action PartnershipFAV 1

Law Office of Vicky L. OremUNF 1

Manis Canning and AssociatesFWA 1

Marijuana Policy ProjectFWA 2

Mary and Main DispensaryFWA 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Dept. of HealthINFO 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Medical Cannabis CommissionFWA 1

Maryland Out of School Time NetworkFAV 1

Maryland-DC Society of Addiction MedicineINFO 1

MDMDA & StarBuds BaltimoreFWA 1

MGTM LLC, dba Greenlight TherapeuticsFWA 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

MTHAFWA 1

Peake ReLeafFWA 1

RWLINFO 1

Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America (SARDAA), Maryland ChapterFWA 1

Smart Approaches to MarijuanaUNF 1

Springs Rehabilitation, PCUNF 1

Trilogy Wellness of Maryland, LLCFWA 1

UFCW Local 400FWA 1

University of Maryland School of Public HealthUNF 1

VS StrategiesFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPounds, EddieFunk & BoltonRegistered for: 28 Walker Avenue; AT&T; Affiliated Sante Group; Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC; Anheuser-Busch Companies; Anne Arundel County Food Bank…

UNFAli, RaginaAAA Mid-AtlanticRegistered for: AAA Club Alliance/AAA Mid-Atlantic

UNFMansfield, AndreaMaryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' AssociationRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…

FWAWeintraub, JasonMTHARegistered for: AFSCME Council 3; Albertsons Companies, Inc.; American Property Casualty Insurance Association; COPT Defense Properties; CVS Health; CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield…

FWANaugle, OliviaMarijuana Policy ProjectRegistered for: Marijuana Policy Project

FWAO'Keefe, KarenMarijuana Policy ProjectRegistered for: Marijuana Policy Project

FWATilburg, WilliamMaryland Medical Cannabis CommissionRegistered for: University of Maryland Medical System

FWAWilson, MichaelUFCW Local 400Registered for: Food Research and Action Center dba Maryland Hunger Solutions

FWASmith, DanielVS StrategiesRegistered for: LeafLink; Cognivue, Inc.

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…

INFORifkin, BradRWLRegistered for: 1/ST Racing MD LLC; ASC Engineered Solutions; Baltimore Banner, The; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County, MD; Brewers Association of Maryland…