HI SR37

Request that the Drug Enforcement Administration remove marijuana from Schedule I of the federal Controlled Substances Act based on currently accepted medical use in Hawaii and the United States.

Assert that marijuana no longer meets Schedule I criteria, which requires the drug have no currently accepted medical use in treatment, since Hawaii established a medical marijuana program in 2000.

Argue that Hawaii lawfully exercises its constitutional authority to accept medical use of controlled substances and that the DEA cannot deny a state's authority when a substance has accepted medical use.

Direct transmission of certified copies of the resolution to the Attorney General of the United States, DEA Administrator, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Hawaii Governor, Director of Health, Director of Public Safety, and State Attorney General.