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HI SCR51
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/10/2022
Primary Sponsor
Maile Shimabukuro
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AI Summary
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Urges Hawaii's Congressional Delegation, Governor, Attorney General, Department of Health, and housing agencies to support passage of H.R. 3212, the Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act of 2021
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H.R. 3212 would permit marijuana use in federally assisted housing in compliance with state marijuana laws where the property is located
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Requests the Drug Enforcement Administration assist in resolving the conflict between federal marijuana regulation and Hawaii's state-authorized cannabis use, which has caused evictions from federally subsidized housing for lawfully registered medical cannabis patients
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References the Legislature's unsuccessful 2021 request (H.C.R. No. 132) for the Department of Health to seek a Drug Enforcement Administration exemption for state-authorized cannabis use in Hawaii
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Directs transmission of certified copies to Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Hawaii's Congressional Delegation, DEA Administrator, Governor, Attorney General, state health director, and housing authority executives
Legislative Description
Urging The Hawaii Congressional Delegation And State Officials To Support The Marijuana In Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act Of 2021 And Requesting Assistance From The Drug Enforcement Administration To Resolve The Conflict Between The Federal Regulation Of Marijuana And State-authorized Use Of Cannabis In Hawaii.
Medical Marijuana
Last Action
Referred to HOU/JDC.
3/11/2022