HI SR63

Requests the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to assist the Hawaii Department of Health in obtaining a federal exemption for state-authorized cannabis use in Hawaii

References House Concurrent Resolution No. 132 from the 2021 Regular Session, which the Legislature unanimously adopted requesting the Department of Health to file a federal exemption application with the DEA

Notes that the Department of Health has resisted moving forward with the exemption request due to concerns about potential negative repercussions for the State's medical cannabis program

Cites the Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment, a federal appropriations rider that prevents the Department of Justice and DEA from using resources to interfere with state medical cannabis programs

Requires certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the DEA Administrator, Hawaii's Congressional Delegation, Governor, Attorney General of Hawaii, and Director of Health