HI HR141

Urges the Department of Health, Department of the Attorney General, and Department of Law Enforcement to coordinate an enforcement plan to address illegal cannabis dispensaries selling products falsely labeled as hemp.

Identifies over eighty-four illegal dispensary operators currently operating in Hawaii, including at airports, near schools, playgrounds, and throughout Waikiki, with numbers growing exponentially.

Notes illegal dispensaries offer immediate access without age verification, online and delivery services, and products potentially contaminated with pesticides, solvents, and synthetic cannabinoids.

Recognizes hemp contains 0.3 percent THC or less while cannabis contains over 0.3 percent THC, with only laboratory testing able to validate the actual THC concentration in products.

Directs the Department of Health to exercise existing powers under Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 328G and Hawaii Administrative Rules Chapter 11-37 to stop the proliferation of cannabis mislabeled as hemp.