Medical Cannabis – Visiting Qualifying Patients
Sponsor: Senator KlausmeierCommittee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a visiting qualifying patient from being required to have a written certification issued by a certifying provider or an identification card issued by the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission; including a visiting qualifying patient among the individuals with respect to whom the Commission is required to allow a licensed dispensary or registered dispensary agent to take certain actions related to medical cannabis without being subject to certain penalties or arrest; etc.
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Testimony (13)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kress, Williamlobbyist | Kress Hammen | Oral |
| FAV | Barrett-Nutting, Nurse Laura | National Clinical Director Consortium | Oral |
| FAV | Lemley, Warren | Peake ReLeaf | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ford, Kevin | Uplift Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Klausmeier, Senator Klausmeierlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sheffield, Tricia | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Swain, Ian | Charm City Hemp | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Klausmeier, Katherine | Senator Katherine Klausmeier | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Carr, Rusty | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVKress, WilliamKress HammenRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation; Amazon.com Services, LLC; Apple Inc.; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Centers for Better Insurance, LLC; Coalition of Maryland Title Insurers…
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…