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HI HCR66
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/6/2018
Primary Sponsor
Joy San Buenaventura
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AI Summary
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Urges state and local law enforcement agencies to recognize that enforcement of federal cannabis laws is a federal function and decline to cooperate with federal agencies in enforcing federal laws regarding medical cannabis use permitted under Hawaii law.
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Urges state and local agencies to refrain from expending taxpayer revenues on law enforcement activities that collaborate with federal agencies to enforce federal cannabis laws regarding medical cannabis legalized in Hawaii.
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References the Cole Memorandum (2013) which provided federal prosecutorial discretion for states with strict regulatory frameworks, and notes the federal government's recent rescission of this memorandum.
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Cites the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment (enacted December 2014) which prohibits Department of Justice funds from being used to prevent Hawaii and other states from implementing their medical cannabis laws, and notes Congress extended this protection temporarily through H.R. 195 on January 22, 2018.
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Directs certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the U.S. Attorney General, FBI Director, DEA Administrator, Hawaii Governor, Attorney General, Director of Public Safety, county officials, and Hawaii's congressional delegation.
Legislative Description
Urging Law Enforcement Agencies, And All Other Agencies Of The State Or Any Of Its Political Subdivisions, To Recognize That Enforcement Of Cannabis Laws Under Federal Law Is A Federal Function And Decline To Work With Federal Agencies In Enforcing Federal Laws With Regard To Medical Cannabis Use Allowed In Hawaii.
Urging law enforcement agencies, and all other agencies of the state or any of its political subdivisions, to recognize that enf
Last Action
Referred to HHS/JUD, FIN, referral sheet 39
3/13/2018