0BB6024FCB73BC33872586DB00676FA8 Hearing Summary

Majority Leader Esgar
and Representative Holtorf, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill
21-1301 to the committee. The bill addresses how medical and retail
marijuana cultivation licensees handle adverse weather events that impact
outdoor growing, cross pollination between marijuana and industrial hemp,
and preparing the state in the event of the federal legalization of marijuana.
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

01:13:04 PM

Sal Pace, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Pace responded to questions from the committee.

01:17:04 PM

Jordan Wellington, representing VS Strategies and Maggie's Farm, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Wellington responded to questions from the committee.

01:25:53 PM

Kristen Thomson, representing The Green Solution, testified in support of the bill. Buffie McFadyen, representing Los Sunenos Farms, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Thomson and Ms. McFadyen responded to questions from the committee.

01:37:35 PM

Justin Trouard, representing
self, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Trouard responded to
questions from the committee.

01:44:40 PM

Anthony Russo, representing
self, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Russo responded to questions
from the committee.

01:48:03 PM

Wil Mannes, representing
Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill.

01:52:47 PM

Dominique Mendiola,
representing Colorado Department of Revenue - Marijuana Enforcement Division,
responded to questions from the committee. Kyle Lambert, representing
Colorado Department of Revenue - Marijuana Enforcement Division, responded
to questions from the committee.

02:00:52 PM

Eric Bergman, representing
CCI, testified to amend the bill. Sundari Kraft, representing Colorado
Sugarbeet Growers Association, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Bergman
responded to questions from the committee.

02:07:09 PM

Shawn Honaker, representing
self, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Honaker responded to
questions from the committee.

02:14:42 PM

Beauclarine Thomas,
representing Colorado Municipal League, testified to amend the bill. Austin
Vincent, representing Colorado Farm Bureau, testified to amend the bill.

02:18:25 PM

Majority Leader Esgar
discussed and distributed amendments L.001, L.002, L.003, L.004, L.005,
L.006 and L.007 (Attachments B-H).

02:25:00 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B).
	Moved	Holtorf
	Seconded	Valdez D.

	Boesenecker
	Cutter
	Holtorf
	Lontine
	McLachlan
	Pelton
	Roberts
	Valdez D.
	Will
	McCormick
	Catlin
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:25:19 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C).
	Moved	Holtorf
	Seconded	Valdez D.

	Boesenecker
	Cutter
	Holtorf
	Lontine
	McLachlan
	Pelton
	Roberts
	Valdez D.
	Will
	McCormick
	Catlin
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:25:37 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D).
	Moved	Holtorf
	Seconded	Valdez D.

	Boesenecker
	Cutter
	Holtorf
	Lontine
	McLachlan
	Pelton
	Roberts
	Valdez D.
	Will
	McCormick
	Catlin
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:25:54 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment E).
	Moved	Holtorf
	Seconded	Valdez D.

	Boesenecker
	Cutter
	Holtorf
	Lontine
	McLachlan
	Pelton
	Roberts
	Valdez D.
	Will
	McCormick
	Catlin
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:26:15 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment F).
	Moved	Holtorf
	Seconded	Valdez D.

	Boesenecker
	Cutter
	Holtorf
	Lontine
	McLachlan
	Pelton
	Roberts
	Valdez D.
	Will
	McCormick
	Catlin
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:26:32 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment G).
	Moved	Holtorf
	Seconded	Valdez D.

	Boesenecker
	Cutter
	Holtorf
	Lontine
	McLachlan
	Pelton
	Roberts
	Valdez D.
	Will
	McCormick
	Catlin
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:26:51 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment H).
	Moved	Holtorf
	Seconded	Valdez D.

	Boesenecker
	Cutter
	Holtorf
	Lontine
	McLachlan
	Pelton
	Roberts
	Valdez D.
	Will
	McCormick
	Catlin
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:26:52 PM

The bill sponsors made concluding comments on the bill.

02:29:14 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 21-1301, as amended, to the Committee on Finance.
	Moved	Holtorf
	Seconded	Cutter

	Boesenecker	Yes
	Cutter	Yes
	Holtorf	Yes
	Lontine	Yes
	McLachlan	Yes
	Pelton	Yes
	Roberts	Yes
	Valdez D.	Yes
	Will	No
	McCormick	Yes
	Catlin	Yes
	Final	YES: 10 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB21-1301 - Amended, referred to House Finance

Colorado General Assembly