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s_fin_2017a_2017-05-08t15:26:22z2 Hearing Summary

Date: 05/08/2017

Location: SCR 357

Final

BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1367



SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 17-1367 to the Committee on Appro PASS







03:47 PM -- HB17-1367



Senators Baumgardner and Jahn, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 17-1367, which creates two research licenses in the Medical Marijuana Code to be issued by the Marijuana Enforcement Division in the Department of Revenue and local licensing authorities. The marijuana research and development cultivation license allows a person to grow, cultivate, possess, and transfer marijuana by sale or donation, for certain limited research purposes.



03:50 PM --
Matthew Wallenstein, representing Growcentia, Inc., testified in support of the bill.



03:53 PM --
Ian Barringer, representing Rm3 Labs, testified in support of the bill.



03:55 PM --
Albert Gutierrez, representing MedPharm, testified in support of the bill.



03:58 PM --
Dr. Abraham Nussbaum, representing the Colorado Psychiatric Society, testified on the bill and distributed a letter to the committee (Attachment B). Dr. Nussbaum, Mr. Barringer, Mr. Wallenstein, and Mr. Gutierrez responded to committee questions.



17SenateFin0508AttachB.pdf17SenateFin0508AttachB.pdf



04:20 PM



Senators Jahn and Baumgardner made closing remarks about the bill.

BILL: HB17-1367
TIME: 04:21:39 PM
MOVED: Hill
MOTION: Refer House Bill 17-1367 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Court
Yes
Kagan
Yes
Tate
Yes
Hill
Yes
Neville T.
Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS