HI SCR91

Requests the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to acknowledge the currently accepted medical use of marijuana in Hawaii and the United States and remove marijuana from federal Schedule I controlled substance classification

Asserts that Hawaii lawfully exercised state authority by passing Act 228 (Session Laws of Hawaii 2000) accepting marijuana for medical use in treatment

Argues that marijuana does not meet Schedule I criteria because Schedule I requires substances have no currently accepted medical use in treatment, which marijuana now has in multiple states including Hawaii

Contends that the DEA lacks authority to deny state law regarding controlled substances and is unlawfully preventing Hawaii from establishing a state-regulated medical marijuana distribution system compliant with federal law

Directs transmission of a certified copy of this concurrent resolution to the Administrator of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration