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HI SCR69
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/10/2022
Primary Sponsor
Maile Shimabukuro
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AI Summary
- Requests the Drug Enforcement Administration to assist the Hawaii Department of Health in obtaining a federal exemption for state-authorized cannabis use in Hawaii
- References the Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment, a federal appropriations rider that prevents the Department of Justice and DEA from interfering with state medical cannabis programs
- Addresses conflicts between state and federal cannabis regulation that have caused consequences for Hawaii's medical cannabis patients and licensed dispensaries
- References the Legislature's prior unanimous adoption of House Concurrent Resolution No. 132 in 2021, which made a similar request that the Department of Health has not acted upon
- Requires certified copies be sent to the DEA Administrator, Hawaii Congressional Delegation, Governor, Attorney General, and Director of Health
Legislative Description
Requesting The Drug Enforcement Agency To Assist The Hawaii Department Of Health With Obtaining A Federal Exemption For The State Authorized Use Of Cannabis In Hawaii.
Department of Health
Last Action
Referred to HTH, JDC.
3/11/2022
Committee Referrals
Health3/11/2022
Full Bill Text
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