Hemp Farming Program - Consumable Hemp Products
Sponsor: Senator ElfrethCommittee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: AgricultureStatus: Hearing canceled (Economic Matters) (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing a person to produce consumable help products for sale by the person; and requiring the person offering a consumable hemp product for sale to ensure that the consumable help product is tested by a State-authorized cannabis or hemp testing laboratory to ensure the consumable hemp product meets applicable safety standards and the tetrahydrocannabinol content of the consumable hemp product does not exceed 0.5 milligrams of tetrahydrocannabinol per serving or 2.5 milligrams of tetrahydrocannabinol per package.
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Testimony (19)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Bartolomeo, Kathleen | GCAN, MCRT | Position only |
| FAV | Muldrow, Adrian | T.A.M.E Advocacy | Position only |
| FAV | Diehl, Abigaillobbyist | West Street Strategies | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elfreth, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Elfreth, Senator Elfrethlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Elfreth, Senator Elfrethlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Carrington, Darrell | Carrington & Associates, LLC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Ferguson, Colby | Maryland Farm Bureau | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Ferguson, Colby | Maryland Farm Bureau | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Diehl, Abigaillobbyist | West Street Strategies | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Binetti, Ricklobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Sellers, Levi | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | binetti, ricklobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | Jones, Rachel | Maryland Department of Agriculture | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Jones, Rachel | Maryland Department of Agriculture | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Garrison, Andrew | Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
GCAN, MCRTFAV 1
Maryland Farm BureauFWA 2
T.A.M.E AdvocacyFAV 1
West Street StrategiesFAV 1FWA 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWABinetti, RickRegistered for: WGL Energy Services, Inc.; Mayor and City of Baltimore, The; Catoctin Farms; Honey's Harvest Farm; Acknowledge Farms; Irvine Natural Science Center, Inc.…
FWAbinetti, rickRegistered for: WGL Energy Services, Inc.; Mayor and City of Baltimore, The; Catoctin Farms; Honey's Harvest Farm; Acknowledge Farms; Irvine Natural Science Center, Inc.…