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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              HB 3948

              Senate Committee Report

              Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

              May 18, 2021 - 8:00 AM

                        FOR:

                                          Bennett, Ross    (Self) , Pearsall, TX

                                          Hays, Susan   Attorney  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Hemphill, Coleman   President  (Self; Texas hemp industries association), Brady, TX

                                          Jackson, Dr. Elias   Scientist  (Vyripharm Enterprises), Houston, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Krause, Marco    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Maguire, Jay   Executive Director  (Texas Hemp Federation), Austin, TX

                                          Meggs, Benjamin    (Self; Bayou City Hemp Company & Texas Hemp Coalition),

                                          Houston, TX

                                          Moffe, Mindy    (Self; Greenbelt Botanicals), Austin, Texas, TX

                                          Sherman, Jeromy   Co founder, Bayou City Hemp Company  (Self; Bayou City Hemp

                                          Company and TX Hemp Coalition), Houston, TX

                        ON:

                                          Pahl, Stephen   Associate Commissioner, Consumer Protection  (Deptartment of State

                                          Health Services), Austin, TX

                                          Williams, Jesse   Mr  (Self; Texas Cannabis Collective, Texas Hemp Reporter), Austin, TX

                                          Zain, Paul    (Greenbelt Botanicals), Buda, TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        FOR:

                                          Carranza, Susana    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Compton, Dorothy ann    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Davis, Joy   Associate Legislative Director  (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                          Haden, Lorri    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          MacDougal, Vanessa   Ms  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          McGeary, Judith   Executive Director  (Self; Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance),

                                          Cameron, TX

                                          Norris, Robert    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Sinclair, David   Legislative Consultant  (Self) , Pflugerville, TX

                                          Teal, Soo    (Self) , Austin, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Castro, Estella    (Self) , Buda, TX

                                          Mangione, Jacquelyn    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Moreno, Mona   Ms.  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Nolan, Ilissa    (Texas Hemp Coalition), Austin, TX

                                          Torabi, Shayda    (Self; Texas hemp coalition), Austin, TX

                        ON:

                                          Finkel, Jaclyn    (Self; Foundation for an Informed Texas; Texas NORML), Austin, TX

                                          Hunter, Dan   Assistant Commissioner  (Texas Department of Agriculture), Austin, TX

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