h_sa_2017a_2017-03-08t13:34:36z0 Hearing Summary

Date: 03/08/2017

Location: LSB A

01:35 PM -- SB17-017



Representative Singer, bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 17-017. The bill creates a statutory right for a patient with acute stress disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder to use medical marijuana. The bill creates the same rights, limitations, affirmative defense, and exceptions from criminal laws for these conditions as the constitutional right to use medical marijuana for other debilitating conditions.



01:45 PM -- Dr. Paul Bregman, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Bregman answered questions from the committee.



01:56 PM -- Dr. Sandra Fritsch, Children's Hospital Colorado and Colorado Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Society, testified in opposition to the bill. She provided two handouts to the committee (Attachments A and B).



17HouseState0308AttachA.pdf 17HouseState0308AttachB.pdf



02:02 PM -- Dr. Anne Marie O'Melia, Eating Recovery Center, Colorado Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Society, and American Academy of Pediatrics, testified in opposition to the bill.





02:07 PM



Dr. O'Melia and Dr. Fritsch answered questions from the committee.



02:20 PM -- Vicki Trujillo, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. She provided a handout to the committee (Attachment C). Ms. Trujillo answered questions from the committee.



17HouseState0308AttachC.pdf



02:30 PM -- Dr. Claudia Kunrath, Colorado Psychiatric Society and Denver Health, testified in opposition to the bill.



02:34 PM -- Dr. Katie Bakes, Colorado Psychiatric Society and Denver Health, testified in opposition to the bill.



02:38 PM -- Dr. Kristine Rodrigues, Colorado Psychiatric Society and Denver Health, testified in opposition to the bill.





02:42 PM



Dr. Bakes, Dr. Kunrath, and Dr. Rodrigues answered questions from the committee.



03:09 PM -- Jason Warf, Southern Colorado Cannabis Council, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Warf answered questions from the committee.



03:18 PM -- Dr. Laura Martin, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. She provided a handout to the committee (Attachment D).



17HouseState0308AttachD.pdf



03:22 PM -- Dr. Karen Rice, Colorado Psychiatric Society and Mental Health Partners, testified in opposition to the bill.





03:26 PM



Dr. Rice and Dr. Martin answered questions from the committee.



03:45 PM -- Dr. Kirk Anderson, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Anderson answered questions from the committee. He provided a handout to the committee (Attachment E).



17HouseState0308AttachE.pdf



03:53 PM -- Dr. Alexis Ritvo, Colorado Psychiatric Society, testified in opposition to the bill.



03:58 PM -- Dr. Alexis Carrington-Ford, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.



04:01 PM -- Dr. Ruth Huhn, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.





04:04 PM



Dr. Ritvo, Dr. Huhn, and Dr. Carrington-Ford answered questions from the committee.



04:13 PM -- Matt Kahl, Veterans for Natural Rights, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Kahl responded to comments from the committee.



04:20 PM -- Dr. Doris Gundersen, Colorado Psychiatric Society, testified in opposition to the bill.



04:24 PM -- Dr. Abraham Nussbaum, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill. Dr. Nussbaum answered questions from the committee.





04:34 PM



Dr. Gundersen and Dr. Nussbaum answered questions from the committee.



04:45 PM -- David LaRose, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. LaRose answered questions from the committee.



04:54 PM -- Dr. Charlie Lippolis, Colorado Psychiatric Society and Colorado Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Society, testified in opposition to the bill. She provided a handout to the committee (Attachment F). Dr. Lippolis answered questions from the committee.



17HouseState0308AttachF.pdf



04:58 PM -- Stacey Linn, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Linn answered questions from the committee.



05:04 PM -- Dr. Tom Perille, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill. He provided a handout to the committee (Attachment G). Dr. Perille answered questions from the committee.



17HouseState0308AttachG.pdf



05:11 PM -- Martha Montemayor, Healthy Choices Unlimited, testified in support of the bill. She provided a handout to the committee (Attachment H). Ms. Montemayor answered questions from the committee.



17HouseState0308AttachH.pdf



05:19 PM -- Julie Richardson, Colorado Project Pay It Forward, testified in support of the bill.



05:22 PM -- Jessica LeRoux, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



05:28 PM -- Mimi Friedman, American Medical Refugees, testified in support of the bill.



05:31 PM -- Anna Yensen, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. She provided a handout to the committee (Attachment I).



17HouseState0308AttachI.pdf



05:35 PM -- Teri Robnett, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. She provided a handout to the committee (Attachment J).



17HouseState0308AttachJ.pdf



05:39 PM -- Bridgett Seritt, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



05:43 PM -- Travis Lippert, Verks Unlimited, testified in support of the bill.



05:48 PM -- Camille Sampino, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



05:50 PM -- Blake Bell, Greater St. Louis NORML, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Bell answered questions from the committee.





05:57 PM



Amanda Bent, Drug Policy Alliance, provided written testimony in support of the bill to the committee (Attachment K).



17HouseState0308AttachK.pdf



05:58 PM -- Jon Gray, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



06:02 PM -- Stephen Freydenfeldt, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



06:07 PM -- Adam Foster, Hoban Law Group, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Foster answered question from the committee. He provided a handout to the committee (Attachment L).



17HouseState0308AttachL.pdf



06:14 PM -- Robert Corry, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



06:17 PM -- Stephanie Davis, The STRONG Alliance, testified in support of the bill.



06:20 PM -- Aimee Kahl, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



06:24 PM -- Myra Little Tree Oppy, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



06:28 PM -- Brie Stranahan, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



06:31 PM -- Carrie Hudson, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



06:36 PM -- Mary Carniglia, Healthy Choices Unlimited, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Carniglia answered questions from the committee.



06:41 PM -- David Serrano, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



06:45 PM -- Rocky Hall, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



06:47 PM -- Lydia Smith, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



06:54 PM -- Lesley Fries, SOQDET Farms, testified in support of the bill.



06:58 PM -- Nolan Cochran, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.





07:03 PM



Dr. Anderson returned to the table to provide addition comments.



07:06 PM -- Josy Palmer, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.





07:11 PM



Representative Benavidez explained amendment L.004 (Attachment M). Representative Singer made comments about amendment L.004.



17HouseState0308AttachM.pdf

07:13 PM



Representative Benavidez explained amendment L.010 (Attachment N). Representative Singer made comments about amendment L.010.



17HouseState0308AttachN.pdf

07:16 PM



Representative Leonard explained amendment L.005 (Attachment O). Representative Singer made comments about amendment L.005. Committee members commented about amendment L.005 and the bill.



17HouseState0308AttachO.pdf

07:41 PM



Representative Singer made concluding remarks about the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.

07:49 PM



The committee recessed.