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HI SB319

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/15/2025

Primary Sponsor

Joy San Buenaventura

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Reduces the threshold for promoting a detrimental drug in the second degree from one ounce to thirty grams of marijuana.

  • Increases the amount of marijuana qualifying as a violation (rather than petty misdemeanor) from three grams or less to fifteen grams or less, with a $130 fine.

  • Creates a new offense of promoting a detrimental drug in the third degree for knowingly possessing any amount of marijuana or Schedule V substances.

  • Applies prospectively and does not affect rights, duties, penalties, or proceedings that occurred before the effective date.

Legislative Description

Relating To Marijuana.

Marijuana

Last Action

Failed to pass Third Reading. Ayes, 11; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 12 (Senator(s) Aquino, DeCorte, Dela Cruz, Elefante, Fevella, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kim, Moriwaki, Richards, Wakai). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kidani).

2/28/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/28/2025
Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs1/21/2025

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