10F964A40A41AB508725882A00742B30 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB22-155SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Apr 20, 2022 Location SCR 357 SB22-155 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/6B2247EB355E...$File/Attachment E.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E.pdf 03:08:58 PM Senator Coram, prime bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 22-155, which transfers $3.0 million from the General Fund for the Medical Marijuana Research Grant Program in the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and makes the following modifications to the program, requires that the program provide funding for research that determines the safety of medical marijuana products; encourages the State Board of Health to prioritize grants related to the safety of medical marijuana products, and the efficacy of medical marijuana for post-traumatic stress disorder; requires that program rules include protocols for studying the safety of medical marijuana products through various testing and collection methods; and adds the types of safety tests performed on medical marijuana to the annual program report. Committee members asked questions of the sponsor. 03:13:02 PM Heather Krug, representing the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, testified to amend the bill. Committee members asked questions of Ms. Krug. Anna Gerstle, representing Legislative Council Staff, answered questions from the committee. 03:23:13 PM Dr. Emily Lindley, representing the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, testified to amend the bill. 03:24:12 PM Senator Coram introduced and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment E). 03:25:58 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment E). Moved Simpson Seconded Buckner Holbert Jaquez Lewis Excused Simpson Smallwood Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 03:27:49 PM Committee members provided closing remarks. 03:29:27 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-155, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Simpson Seconded Buckner Yes Holbert Yes Jaquez Lewis Yes Simpson Yes Smallwood Yes Ginal Yes Fields Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS