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Cannabis Production

Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
SB-1075	State (Maryland)	Renaming the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission to be the Alcohol, Cannabis, and Tobacco Commission; providing that a member of the Commission may not have a certain interest, ownership, or management in the cannabis industry; establishing the Advisory Committee on Adult-Use Cannabis; providing an individual at least 21 years old and in possession of a certain amount of cannabis is not subject to arrest or any civil or administrative penalty; imposing a certain excise tax on the sale of cannabis under certain circumstances; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Taxes - Sales And Use Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Public Health Advertising Age Of Majority Alcoholic Beverages Annotated Code Of Maryland Arrests Boundaries Cannabis
HB-1630	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to issue medical cannabis education program licenses and medical cannabis research project licenses for certain purposes; requiring a certain applicant to submit certain information and a certain application fee to the Commission; requiring the Commission to grant a certain application under certain circumstances; requiring the Commission to deny a certain application under certain circumstances; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Advertising Age Agents And Brokers Agriculture Cannabis Cannabis Distribution Cannabis Production Chemical Tests Commerce And Business
SB-1035	State (Maryland)	Expanding the scope and purpose of the Hemp Farming Program to include monitoring and regulating the processing of hemp; requiring the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Governor and the Attorney General, to establish a certain plan for monitoring and regulating the processing of hemp in the State; requiring the Department of Agriculture to establish a procedure for licensing the processing of hemp in accordance with the plan; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Agriculture Agriculture, Department Of Cannabis Cannabis Production Farmland Inspections Licenses Penalties And Sentences Time
SB-1031	State (Maryland)	Providing that an individual must be at least 18 years old to be registered as a medical cannabis grower agent; decreasing from 21 years old to 18 years old the minimum age an individual must be to be registered as a medical cannabis dispensary agent; and decreasing from 21 years old to 18 years old the minimum age an individual must be to be registered as a medical cannabis processor agent. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Age Age Of Majority Cannabis Cannabis Distribution Cannabis Production Committees And Commissions Criminal Background Investigations Registration
SB-1012	State (Maryland)	Repealing the limit on the number of licenses the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission may issue for medical cannabis growers and medical cannabis processors; repealing the requirement that the Commission rescind certain preapprovals under certain circumstances; repealing the requirement that the number of certain licenses the Commission may issue be decreased by a certain number under certain circumstances; requiring, rather than authorizing, the Commission to conduct certain studies; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Cannabis Cannabis Production Committees And Commissions Drugs Inspections Licenses Reports Time
HB-1568	State (Maryland)	Requiring State residential centers and State-operated hospitals to develop a workplace safety plan; establishing certain requirements for a certain workplace safety plan; requiring that certain training address certain risks and include certain instruction on certain matters; requiring certain State residential centers and State-operated hospitals to collaborate with a certain committee for certain purposes; requiring that certain procedures include certain other procedures; etc. Democrat: 100% (5) 100% Democrat support	Private Sector Labor And Industry State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials State Government - Personnel Age Agents And Brokers Antitrust Enforcement Cannabis Cannabis Distribution Cannabis Production Chemical Tests
HB-1317	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to license medical cannabis dispensary grower-processors under certain circumstances; requiring an applicant to meet certain conditions to be licensed as a dispensary grower-processor; providing that an applicant for a dispensary grower-processor license may not have received certain disciplinary action from the Commission or have failed to meet certain deadlines; requiring the Commission to establish a certain application review process; etc. Democrat: 92% (12) Republican: 7% (1) 92% Democrat support 7% Republican support	Public Health Age Agents And Brokers Antitrust Enforcement Cannabis Cannabis Distribution Cannabis Production Chemical Tests Commerce And Business Committees And Commissions
HB-1400	State (Maryland)	Substituting the term "cannabis" for the term "marijuana" in certain provisions of law; altering a certain quantity threshold and establishing a certain age limit applicable to a certain civil offense of use or possession of cannabis; establishing an exception to the existing prohibition on obtaining or attempting to obtain a controlled dangerous substance or procuring or attempting to procure the administration of a controlled dangerous substance under certain circumstances; etc. Democrat: 100% (17) 100% Democrat support	Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Public Safety Public Health Advertising Age Annotated Code Of Maryland Attorneys Attorney General Auditors And Audits Boundaries
HB-1210	State (Maryland)	Allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain expenses paid or incurred during the taxable year in carrying on a trade or business as a certain medical cannabis grower, processor, dispensary, or independent testing laboratory; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019; etc. Democrat: 91% (11) Republican: 8% (1) 91% Democrat support 8% Republican support	Taxes - Income Cannabis Distribution Cannabis Production Exemptions Income Tax Laboratories Salaries And Compensation
HB-1068	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting penalty and arrest for a medical cannabis dispensary or its agents for acquiring, possessing, transferring, transporting, selling, distributing, or dispensing medical cannabis, products containing medical cannabis, related supplies, or educational materials for use by a certain independent testing laboratory or its agents; establishing the Medical Cannabis Laboratory Advisory Council within the Commission; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Advisory Council; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Public Health Administrative Agencies Age Of Majority Agents And Brokers Cannabis Cannabis Distribution Cannabis Production Chemical Tests Commerce And Business Committees And Commissions
SB-916	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting penalty and arrest for a medical cannabis dispensary or its agents for acquiring, possessing, transferring, transporting, selling, distributing, or dispensing medical cannabis, products containing medical cannabis, related supplies, or educational materials for use by a certain independent testing laboratory or its agents; establishing the Medical Cannabis Laboratory Advisory Council; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Advisory Council; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Age Of Majority Agents And Brokers Cannabis Cannabis Distribution Cannabis Production Cannabis Production Chemical Tests Chemical Tests Commerce And Business
SB-916	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting penalty and arrest for a medical cannabis dispensary or its agents for acquiring, possessing, transferring, transporting, selling, distributing, or dispensing medical cannabis, products containing medical cannabis, related supplies, or educational materials for use by a certain independent testing laboratory or its agents; establishing the Medical Cannabis Laboratory Advisory Council; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Advisory Council; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Age Of Majority Agents And Brokers Cannabis Cannabis Distribution Cannabis Production Cannabis Production Chemical Tests Chemical Tests Commerce And Business
SB-953	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to license medical cannabis dispensary grower-processors under certain circumstances; requiring an applicant to meet certain conditions to be licensed as a dispensary grower-processor; providing that an applicant for a dispensary grower-processor license may not have received certain disciplinary action from the Commission or have failed to meet certain deadlines; requiring the Commission to establish a certain application review process; etc. Democrat: 100% (3) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Age Agents And Brokers Antitrust Enforcement Cannabis Cannabis Distribution Cannabis Production Chemical Tests Commerce And Business Committees And Commissions
SB-821	State (Maryland)	Authorizing a person to submit a certain application to the Department of Agriculture to approve the use of a pesticide in the production of cannabis; requiring that an application include a certain certified risk assessment; requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to license a medical cannabis boutique grower that meets certain requirements to provide medical cannabis to certain licensed and registered entities; limiting to 10 the number of boutique licenses the Commission may issue; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Agriculture Agriculture, Department Of Cannabis Cannabis Distribution Cannabis Production Caregivers Commerce And Business Committees And Commissions Criminal Background Investigations
HB-857	State (Maryland)	Providing that employment by a business licensed as a certain cannabis dispensary, grower, or processor does not constitute involvement in the illegal distribution, production, cultivation, transportation, or sale of a controlled dangerous substance for police officer certification or recertification under certain circumstances. Republican: 50% (1) Democrat: 50% (1) 50% Republican support 50% Democrat support	Public Safety Cannabis Cannabis Distribution Cannabis Production Certifications Controlled Dangerous Substances Law Enforcement Police Training And Standards Commission Work, Labor And Employment
HB-870	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission, not the Maryland Department of Health, to administer the Compassionate Use Fund; prohibiting the Commission from imposing certain fees during the two years immediately following the issuance of a license; requiring the Commission to establish a program to allow individuals enrolled in the Maryland Medical Assistance Program or the Veteran Affairs Maryland Health Care System to obtain medical cannabis at a reduced cost; requiring the Commission to set a certain fee structure; etc. Democrat: 100% (14) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Cannabis Cannabis Distribution Cannabis Production Commerce And Business Committees And Commissions Communications Consumer Protection Health, Department Of Identification
SB-347	State (Maryland)	Providing that employment by a business licensed as a certain cannabis dispensary, grower, or processor does not constitute involvement in the illegal distribution, production, cultivation, transportation, or sale of a controlled dangerous substance for police officer certification or recertification if the individual's employment was not terminated for illegal or improper conduct. Republican: 100% (11) 100% Republican support	Public Safety Cannabis Cannabis Distribution Cannabis Production Certifications Controlled Dangerous Substances Law Enforcement Police Training And Standards Commission Work, Labor And Employment
SB-146	State (Maryland)	Allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for amounts of ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred during the taxable year, including a reasonable allowance for salaries and certain other compensation, in carrying on a trade or business as a certain medical cannabis grower, processor, dispensary, or independent testing laboratory; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019; etc. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Taxes - Income Cannabis Distribution Cannabis Production Exemptions Income Tax Laboratories Salaries And Compensation

Title: Adult-Use Cannabis - Legalization

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-1075

Subjects: Taxes - Sales And Use, Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes, Public Health, Advertising, Age Of Majority, Alcoholic Beverages, Annotated Code Of Maryland, Arrests, Boundaries, Cannabis

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Education Programs and Research Projects - Licenses

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1630

Subjects: Public Health, Advertising, Age, Agents And Brokers, Agriculture, Cannabis, Cannabis Distribution, Cannabis Production, Chemical Tests, Commerce And Business

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Hemp Farming Program - Expansion - Processing Hemp

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-1035

Subjects: Agriculture, Agriculture, Department Of, Cannabis, Cannabis Production, Farmland, Inspections, Licenses, Penalties And Sentences, Time

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Medical Cannabis - Grower, Dispensary, and Processor Agents - Age Requirement

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-1031

Subjects: Public Health, Age, Age Of Majority, Cannabis, Cannabis Distribution, Cannabis Production, Committees And Commissions, Criminal Background Investigations, Registration

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Health - Medical Cannabis Reauthorization Act

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-1012

Subjects: Public Health, Cannabis, Cannabis Production, Committees And Commissions, Drugs, Inspections, Licenses, Reports, Time

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Labor and Employment - Health Care Facilities - Workplace Safety (Safe Care Act)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1568

Subjects: Private Sector Labor And Industry, State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials, State Government - Personnel, Age, Agents And Brokers, Antitrust Enforcement, Cannabis, Cannabis Distribution, Cannabis Production, Chemical Tests

Democrat: 100% (5)

Title: Medical Cannabis - Dispensary Grower-Processor License

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1317

Subjects: Public Health, Age, Agents And Brokers, Antitrust Enforcement, Cannabis, Cannabis Distribution, Cannabis Production, Chemical Tests, Commerce And Business, Committees And Commissions

Democrat: 92% (12) Republican: 7% (1)

Title: Cannabis - Legalization, Taxation, and Regulation

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1400

Subjects: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes, Public Safety, Public Health, Advertising, Age, Annotated Code Of Maryland, Attorneys, Attorney General, Auditors And Audits, Boundaries

Democrat: 100% (17)

Title: Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Expenses of Medical Cannabis Grower, Processor, Dispensary, or Independent Testing Laboratory

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1210

Subjects: Taxes - Income, Cannabis Distribution, Cannabis Production, Exemptions, Income Tax, Laboratories, Salaries And Compensation

Democrat: 91% (11) Republican: 8% (1)

Title: Medical Cannabis - Dispensaries and Medical Cannabis Laboratory Advisory Council

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1068

Subjects: Public Health, Administrative Agencies, Age Of Majority, Agents And Brokers, Cannabis, Cannabis Distribution, Cannabis Production, Chemical Tests, Commerce And Business, Committees And Commissions

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Medical Cannabis - Dispensaries and Medical Cannabis Laboratory Advisory Council

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-916

Subjects: Public Health, Age Of Majority, Agents And Brokers, Cannabis, Cannabis Distribution, Cannabis Production, Cannabis Production, Chemical Tests, Chemical Tests, Commerce And Business

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Medical Cannabis - Dispensaries and Medical Cannabis Laboratory Advisory Council

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-916

Subjects: Public Health, Age Of Majority, Agents And Brokers, Cannabis, Cannabis Distribution, Cannabis Production, Cannabis Production, Chemical Tests, Chemical Tests, Commerce And Business

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Medical Cannabis - Dispensary Grower-Processor License

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-953

Subjects: Public Health, Age, Agents And Brokers, Antitrust Enforcement, Cannabis, Cannabis Distribution, Cannabis Production, Chemical Tests, Commerce And Business, Committees And Commissions

Democrat: 100% (3)

Title: Cannabis - Medical Cannabis Boutique Grower License and Pesticides

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-821

Subjects: Public Health, Agriculture, Agriculture, Department Of, Cannabis, Cannabis Distribution, Cannabis Production, Caregivers, Commerce And Business, Committees And Commissions, Criminal Background Investigations

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Public Safety - Certification of Police Officers

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-857

Subjects: Public Safety, Cannabis, Cannabis Distribution, Cannabis Production, Certifications, Controlled Dangerous Substances, Law Enforcement, Police Training And Standards Commission, Work, Labor And Employment

Republican: 50% (1) Democrat: 50% (1)

Title: Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission – Compassionate Use Fund – Revisions (The Fakiza Rahman Act)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-870

Subjects: Public Health, Cannabis, Cannabis Distribution, Cannabis Production, Commerce And Business, Committees And Commissions, Communications, Consumer Protection, Health, Department Of, Identification

Democrat: 100% (14)

Title: Public Safety - Certification of Police Officers

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-347

Republican: 100% (11)

Title: Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Expenses of Medical Cannabis Grower, Processor, Dispensary, or Independent Testing Laboratory

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-146

Subjects: Taxes - Income, Cannabis Distribution, Cannabis Production, Exemptions, Income Tax, Laboratories, Salaries And Compensation

Democrat: 100% (2)

Cannabis Production

SB-1075

State (Maryland)

HB-1630

State (Maryland)

SB-1035

State (Maryland)

SB-1031

State (Maryland)

SB-1012

State (Maryland)

HB-1568

State (Maryland)

HB-1317

State (Maryland)

HB-1400

State (Maryland)

HB-1210

State (Maryland)

HB-1068

State (Maryland)

SB-916

State (Maryland)

SB-916

State (Maryland)

SB-953

State (Maryland)

SB-821

State (Maryland)

HB-857

State (Maryland)

HB-870

State (Maryland)

SB-347

State (Maryland)

SB-146

State (Maryland)