Cannabis - Management Service Agreements, Advertising, and Penalties - Alterations (Cannabis Reform and Opportunity Act)
What this bill does
Altering the definition of 'control' of a cannabis business and excluding from the definition certain management services agreements, franchise relationships, and options to purchase; prohibiting the Maryland Cannabis Administration from limiting the acquisition of a certain ownership interest in cannabis businesses; reducing the number of years that a cannabis licensee is prohibited from transferring ownership or control of the license; repealing certain criteria for a certain prohibition on cannabis advertising that targets minors; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (24)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Abebe, Ngiste | CanMD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jacobson, Jeff | Maitai 41 LLC | Oral |
| FAV | Bryce, Joe | Manis Canning and Associates | Oral |
| FAV | Wiseman, Hope | Mary and Main Dispensary | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chinemere , Obielobbyist | Rifkin Weiner Livingston, LLC | Oral |
| FAV | Lerol, Travis | Travis Lerol | Position only |
| FAV | Amprey, Marlon | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | BRONFEIN, WENDY | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Amprey, Delegate Ampreylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ross, Eric | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Carrington, Darrell | Carrington & Associates, LLC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Townsend, George | Legal Resource Center for Public Health Policy - Cannabis | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rosen-Cohen, Nancy | NCADD-Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Williams, Irnise | OAG | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Asike, Deondra | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | DeLong, Ashtonlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hatch, Lyn | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Green, Taylor | EmberDMV | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Murphy, Seth | MAS Alliance, LLC | Oral |
| FWA | Fiore, Justin | Maryland Municipal League | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Hemachandra, Venus | Verdant | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Gillian, Malcolm | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | Rawlley, Selena | Maryland Cannabis Administration | Oral + Written (PDF) |