SB 692

Did not advance

Cannabis – Legalization and Regulation (Cannabis Legalization and Reparations for the War on Drugs Act)

Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: FinanceSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Legalizing the use and possession of a certain amount of cannabis by an individual who is at least 21 years of age; providing for the clearing of criminal records and disposition of certain charges relating to the use and possession of cannabis; and establishing a system for the regulation and taxation of the market for the production and sale of cannabis in the State.

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Testimony (60)

MGA witness list

FAV 38FavorableFWA 11Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 7Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Collins, Michael	Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Gudlavalleti, Rajani	Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Lawrence	Cannabis entreprenuer	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ramsey, Debbie	Law Enforcement Action Partnership	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Grandpre, Lawrence	Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle	Oral
FAV	Love, Dayvon	Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle	Oral
FAV	Tucker, Stanley W.	MERIDIAN MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.-TESTIFY	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Quinton, Sylvia	Maryland Prevention Works Collaborative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	LeGrande, David	Our Revolution, Howard County, MD	Position only
FAV	Kovach, Zach	Progressive Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Abrams, Michael	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kleinman, Jan	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Erica	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smeton, Jonathan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Kamille	Tea Pad	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hamilton, Tia	Urban Reads Bookstore	Oral
FAV	Amanuel, Yanetlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Amaya, Ruben	Individual	Oral
FAV	Blocker, Josette	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Girdner, Linnie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harrison, LeAnna	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hawkins, Lupe	Individual	Oral
FAV	Henderson, Lisa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hessler, Thereselobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Higdon, Thomas	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Sarah	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, Ian	Individual	Oral
FAV	Mitchell, Martin	Individual	Oral
FAV	Pereschuk, Alicia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rehr, Nathan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sadil, Patrick	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Shillenn, Rebecca	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Todd, Tamara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Turnbull, Bruce	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Eck, Raimee	Maryland Public Health Association	Oral
UNF	Love, William	Individual	Position only
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Bryce, Joe	Manis Canning and Associates	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Johnson, Tahir	Marijuana Policy Project	Oral
FWA	Naugle, Olivialobbyist	Marijuana Policy Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Miller, Tracey	Maryland Medical Dispensary Association / Peake ReLeaf	Oral
FWA	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FWA	James, Jax	National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Vigna, Elizabeth	Office of Senator Jill P. Carter	Written (PDF)
FWA	Mock, Kaylalobbyist	UFCW 400	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Hack, Jessica	UFCW Local 27	Written (PDF)
FWA	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Buckler, Anthony	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Collins, Jocelynlobbyist	American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network	Written (PDF)
INFO	Murphy, Seth	MAS Alliance	Oral
INFO	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
INFO	Adams, MD, Joseph	Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine	Written (PDF)
INFO	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
INFO	Casper, Alekslobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Schmitz, Martha	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkINFO 1

Baltimore City State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Baltimore Harm Reduction CoalitionFAV 1

Cannabis entreprenuerFAV 1

Law Enforcement Action PartnershipFAV 1

Leaders of a Beautiful StruggleFAV 2

Manis Canning and AssociatesFWA 1

Marijuana Policy ProjectFWA 2

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)INFO 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Medical Dispensary Association / Peake ReLeafFWA 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Maryland Prevention Works CollaborativeFAV 1

Maryland Public Health AssociationUNF 1

Maryland State and DC AFL-CIOFWA 1

Maryland-DC Society of Addiction MedicineINFO 1

MAS AllianceINFO 1

MERIDIAN MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.-TESTIFYFAV 1

National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)FWA 1

NCADD-MarylandINFO 1

Office of Senator Jill P. CarterFWA 1

Our Revolution, Howard County, MDFAV 1

Progressive MarylandFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

SURJFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 2

Tea PadFAV 1

UFCW 400FWA 1

UFCW Local 27FWA 1

Urban Reads BookstoreFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAmanuel, YanetRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland

FAVHessler, ThereseRegistered for: City of Gaithersburg; Elevate Recovery Centers; Evolve Kids Care; Evolve Life Centers; High Roller Technologies; Laila's Gift…

FWANaugle, OliviaMarijuana Policy ProjectRegistered for: Marijuana Policy Project

FWAMock, KaylaUFCW 400Registered for: United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 400

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…

INFOCollins, JocelynAmerican Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; Bard College; Campaign to Protect Patient Health d/b/a Value of Care Coalition; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; HealthCare Access Maryland…

INFOCasper, AleksRegistered for: American Lung Association