HI HR184

Request the Drug Enforcement Administration to initiate rescheduling proceedings to remove marijuana from Schedule I controlled substance classification under the Federal Controlled Substances Act.

Assert that marijuana does not meet Schedule I criteria because Hawaii's Medical Marijuana Program (established in 2000) demonstrates currently accepted medical use in the United States.

Note that Marinol, an FDA and DEA-approved Schedule III medication containing naturally occurring marijuana components, further supports that marijuana has accepted medical use.

Request the DEA address inconsistencies between federal law classifying marijuana as Schedule I and state law permitting medical marijuana use.

Direct transmission of certified resolution copies to the U.S. Attorney General, HHS Secretary, DEA Administrator, Hawaii Governor, and state health and law enforcement directors.