Health Care Facilities – Use of Medical Cannabis
Sponsor: Steve Johnson (District 34A)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health Care Facilities and RegulationStatus: Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations) (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring certain health care facilities to allow a qualifying patient with a certain written certification to consume medical cannabis within the health care facility if the patient is receiving certain medical care at the health care facility; and authorizing a health care facility to suspend compliance with the requirement under certain circumstances.
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Testimony (28)
MGA witness listFAV 24FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Carrington, Darrell | Carrington & Associates, LLC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rybczynski, Adam | City of Havre de Grace | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Boebel, Dina | Connor Sheffield Foundation | Oral |
| FAV | Sheffield, Connor | Connor Sheffield Foundation | Oral |
| FAV | Reisinger, Renee | Connor Sheffield Foundation/Connor's Courage | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sheffield, Constance | Connor’s Courage | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Meadows, Matthew | Independent | Oral |
| FAV | Cromwell, Nekeidra | KeidyWeedy | Oral |
| FAV | Shepherd, Aaron | MDCann | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jones, Miguel | Maryland NORML | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Barrett-Nutting, Nurse Laura | National Clinical Director Consortium | Oral |
| FAV | Lemley, Warren | Peake ReLeaf | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stribling, LaWann | Strib'ble District LLC, MDNORML | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Miller, Steven | The Connor Sheffield Foundation | Oral |
| FAV | Lewis, Shanetha | Veterans Initiative 22 | Oral |
| FAV | Carr, Rusty | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Johnson, S., Delegate Johnson, S.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Dix, Alexander | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Doersam, Stephanie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | MCWILLIAMS, ROILYN | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Meisling, Mariah | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Merillat, Kevin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sheffield, Tricia | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Wynn-Grimes, Ashley | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Frazee, Brianlobbyist | Maryland Hospital Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
INFOKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…