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SB 399

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Cannabis - Advertising - Prohibited Locations

Sponsor: Chris West (District 42)Committee: FinanceSubject: CannabisStatus: Unfavorable Report by Finance (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering a certain prohibition on advertising for cannabis licensees, products, or services by repealing a prohibition on certain outdoor advertising and instead prohibiting advertising within 500 feet of a substance use treatment facility, certain schools, child care facilities, or other locations; authorizing a cannabis licensee to request and requiring the Maryland Cannabis Administration to provide, within 30 days of receiving the advertisement, an opinion as to whether a cannabis advertisement meets certain requirements; etc.

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Testimony (11)

MGA witness list
FAV 4FavorableUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVPlaut, ArilobbyistLaw Offices of Boston and PlautOral
FAVBagwell, AshlielobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVBenhoff, JeanIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator West, Senator WestlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFKilpatrick, LancelobbyistACS-CANWritten (PDF)
UNFSwinburne, MathewLegal Resource Center for Public Health PolicyOral + Written (PDF)
UNFEck, RaimeeMaryland Public Health AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFAdams, MD, JosephMaryland-DC Society of Addiction MedicineWritten (PDF)
UNFBereday, HalinaPublic Health Law Clinic at University of Maryland School of LawWritten (PDF)
UNF(MD), State of MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOMitchell, MollyMaryland Collaborative to Reduce College Drinking and Related ProblemsWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPlaut, AriLaw Offices of Boston and PlautRegistered for: ADT, LLC dba ADT Security Services; Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC; Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3; CoinFlip; Crown MD Online Gaming 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
UNFKilpatrick, LanceACS-CANRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network