Medical Cannabis - Employees in Health Care Settings Caring for Qualifying Patients - Exemption
Sponsor: Mike McKay (District 1)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Exempting, from certain restrictions on the number of patients qualifying for the use of medical cannabis who may be served by a caregiver, employees of certain health care providers or facilities designated to care for qualifying patients under certain circumstances.
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Testimony (14)
MGA witness listFAV 8FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Cramer Wagner, Marylobbyist | Pinnacle Strategies | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stribling, LaWann | Strib'ble District LLC, MDNORML | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ford, Kevin | Uplift Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Butler, Brandonlobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Carr, Rusty | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | McKay, Mike | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator McKay, Senator McKaylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Boyd, Ergibe | Theresam Farm Group | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Steenstra, Dawn Marie | National Clinical Director Consortium | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Swain, Ian | Charm City Hemp | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVCramer Wagner, MaryPinnacle StrategiesRegistered for: Cecil County Government; Center for Election Science; International Responder Systems; Maryland Workforce Association; Grow West MD LLC; Toro Management, LLC…
FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…
FAVButler, BrandonRegistered for: Cecil County Government; Center for Election Science; DelFest, LLC; International Responder Systems; Maryland Workforce Association; Toro Management, LLC…
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…