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HI SCR85
Concurrent Resolution
Status
4/5/2023
Primary Sponsor
Joy San Buenaventura
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AI Summary
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Requests the Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation to convene the Medical and Adult Use Cannabis Working Group to develop recommendations for a dual-use regulatory system for medical and adult-use cannabis.
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Working Group composition includes legislative committee chairs, state agency directors (Attorney General, Health, Agriculture, Taxation), law enforcement representatives, and four qualifying medical cannabis patients with different patient profiles.
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Notes that 28 states plus DC and US territories have legalized medical cannabis, 15 states plus DC have legalized recreational cannabis, and states combined earned $6.9 billion in tax revenue from adult-use marijuana sales as of February 2021.
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Cites that visitors from states with legal recreational cannabis account for approximately one-third of Hawaii's annual visitors, and the state needs additional tax revenue for unfunded mandates and new investments.
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Requires the Working Group to submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than ten days before the 2024 Regular Session convenes.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Office Of Medical Cannabis Control And Regulation, In Collaboration With The Chairpersons Of The Senate Standing Committee On Health And Human Services And House Of Representatives Standing Committee On Health And Homelessness, To Convene The Medical And Adult Use Cannabis Working Group To Research, Develop, And Finalize Recommendations For The Creation Of A Dual Use Regulatory System Allowing Access To Medical Cannabis And Cannabis For Adult Use.
Department of Health
Last Action
Referred to JHA/AGR, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 28
4/11/2023