HI SB1458

Establishes a five-year pilot program within the Department of Public Safety to regulate medical marijuana distribution through a single licensed compassion center in one unspecified county, with implementation required by August 7, 2012.

Requires qualifying patients to access medical marijuana exclusively through the designated compassion center rather than home cultivation, with sales limited to adequate supply (seven plants and six ounces per fourteen-day period per patient).

Imposes strict licensing requirements including criminal history record checks, prohibition of felons and individuals under 21, annual licensing fees, 24-hour video surveillance with live law enforcement feeds, and alarm systems.

Subjects all medical marijuana sales to existing Hawaii tax law plus an additional 30 percent tax, with all revenues transferred to the county where the center operates.

Requires the Department of Public Safety to submit status reports to the legislature before 2013-2016 regular sessions and a final report before the 2017 regular session, with the pilot program terminating no later than five years after implementation.