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SB 820

EnactedCrossfile HB 1523
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Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission - Unauthorized Consumable Products - Enforcement and Seizure

Sponsor: Antonio Hayes (District 40)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 355 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the violations of law with respect to which the Field Enforcement Division of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission is authorized to issue a citation; prohibiting a retailer from distributing, selling, exposing for sale, or advertising for sale unauthorized consumable products; authorizing the Executive Director of the Commission to seize, confiscate, or destroy unauthorized consumable products; altering certain provisions governing the enforcement related to unauthorized consumable products; etc.

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Testimony (38)

MGA witness list
FAV 15FavorableFWA 7Favorable with amendmentsUNF 15UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVKelly, JeffreyAlcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis CommissionOral
FAVHunt, EthanAnne Arundel County Executive OfficeWritten (PDF)
FAVGallman, WalkerGlobal Kratom CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVBridges, TonyGovernor's OfficeOral
FAVGarrison, AndrewMaryland Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis CommissionWritten (PDF)
FAVRoy, KevinShatterproofOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLehfeldt, PalomaVireo Health of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVBaharoff, SharonIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVEppard, SusanIndividualOral
FAVHayes, AntonioIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHayes, AntonioIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Hayes, Senator HayeslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Hayes, Senator HayeslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVWelch, TiffanyIndividualOral
UNFHaddow, McClainAmerican Kratom AssociationOral
UNFWilliams, ScottMarylanders for Beneficial PsychedelicsOral + Written (PDF)
UNFBlackwood, TroyNAWritten (PDF)
UNFCampbell, DanielleIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFCrosco, TracieIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFFasano, MichaelIndividualOral
UNFGerding, JessicaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFHenningfield, JackIndividualOral
UNFJackson, RJIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFLowe, LisaIndividualOral
UNFRose, SarahIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFSwartzwelder, SeanIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFUsher, VenusIndividualOral
UNFVolcheck, EmilIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFWatson Blackwood, RobinIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWATaylor, StephanieAmerican Kratom AssociationWritten (PDF)
FWALowe, MatthewGlobal Kratom CoalitionOral
FWASmith, AllisonGlobal Kratom CoalitionOral
FWADier, HannahGovernor's OfficeOral
FWAMcCauley, KirkWMDA/CARWritten (PDF)
FWABrandt, JenniferIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWARose, SarahIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOBoecker, KaitlynReason FoundationWritten (PDF)

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