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SB 1006

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Hemp Farming Program - Use of Hemp and Hemp Products in Consumable Products

Sponsor: Guy Guzzone (District 13)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: AgricultureStatus: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (132-0) (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definition of 'hemp' and 'hemp product' in provisions of law relating to the Hemp Farming Program; and authorizing a person that produces hemp or a hemp product in accordance with the Program to include the hemp or hemp product in consumable products for sale by the person if the product is tested by an independent testing laboratory to ensure the product meets applicable safety standards and the delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of the hemp product does not exceed 1% on a dry weight basis.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 1FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSenator Guzzone, Senator GuzzonelegislatorIndividualOral
FWAChaney, AnnaHoney’s Harvest FarmOral
FWAAtticks, KevinlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWADiehl, AbigaillobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWAMeyer, IsaacIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWASellers, LeviIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOShek, HeatherMaryland Department of HealthWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FWAAtticks, KevinRegistered for: Brewers Association of Maryland; Maryland Distillers Guild; Maryland Wineries Association
FWADiehl, AbigailRegistered for: MariMed Inc.