4892115 Joint Public Hearing Notice on B20-678, "Medical Marijuana Plant Cultivation Amendment Act of 2014" and B20-766, "Medical Marijuana Expansion Amendment Act of 2014"
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COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Committee On Health
Committee on the judiciary and public safety
NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC Hearing
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004
COUNCILMEMBER YVETTE M. ALEXANDER
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
AND
COUNCILMEMBER TOMMY WELLS
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
ANNOUNCE A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING
on
BILL 20-678, the “MEDICAL MARIJUANA PLANT CULTIVATION AMENDMENT ACT OF 2014” and BILL 20-766, the “MEDICAL MARIJUANA EXPANSION AMENDMENT ACT OF 2014
Thursday, June 12, 2014
11 a.m., Room 412, John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
Councilmember Yvette M. Alexander, Chairperson of the Committee on Health, and Councilmember Tommy Wells, Chairperson of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, announce a joint public hearing to be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 12, 2014 in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building. The purpose of the public hearing is to receive testimony on Bills 20-678 and 20-766.
Bill 20-678 would amend the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiatives of 1999 to increase the number of living marijuana plants medical marijuana cultivation centers can possess at any time. The bill may be viewed online at http://lims.dccouncil.us/Legislation/B20-0678. Bill 20-766 would amend the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiatives of 1999 to expand the definition of a qualifying medical condition to allow physicians to determine whether a patient would benefit from medical marijuana treatment. The bill may be viewed online at http://lims.dccouncil.us/Legislation/B20-0766.
The Committee invites the public to testify. Individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to testify should contact Nicole Goines at 724-7808 or ngoines@dccouncil.us, and furnish their name, address, telephone number, and organizational affiliation, if any, by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 2014. Witnesses should bring 15 copies of their testimony. Testimony may be limited to 3 minutes. For those unable to testify at the public hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made part of the official record. Written statements should be submitted by 5 p.m. on Monday, June 19, 2014 to Ms. Goines, Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, Room 109, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C., 20004, or via email at ngoines@dccouncil.us.
