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HI SR46
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, Hawaii Department of Health, and housing agencies to support 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 applicable state laws and require HUD to regulate marijuana smoking in federally assisted housing similar to tobacco smoking restrictions.
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Requests assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration to resolve conflicts between federal marijuana regulations and Hawaii's state-authorized cannabis use.
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Notes that medical cannabis patients in Hawaii face evictions from federally subsidized housing due to the state-federal regulatory conflict.
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References the Legislature's prior adoption of House Concurrent Resolution 132 in 2021, which requested the Department of Health apply to the DEA for an exemption to certain federal regulations for state-authorized cannabis use in Hawaii.
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