Hawaii's Marijuana Legislation Makes Advances
Posted March 09, 2011 12:53PM PST
Five Senate bills dealing with marijuana were overwhelmingly passed by Hawaii's Senate and moved on to the House of Representatives yesterday. Meanwhile, one House bill was passed and headed to the Senate.
One bill, Senate Bill 58, increases the patient-to-caregiver ratio and the amount of cannabis permitted per patient or caregiver. It also allows transfer and transport to another qualified patient without prosecution. It passed by a vote of 24-0. Another bill, Senate Bill 113, establishes a three-year pilot medical cannabis research program involving local medical cannabis patients. It passed 23-2.
Senate Bill 175 would take jurisdiction of medical marijuana laws away from the Department of Public Safety and assign oversight to the Department of Health. Senate Bill 1458 creates three classes of medical marijuana licenses: a compassion center license, a marijuana cultivation license, and a marijuana-infused products manufacturing license. Both bills were passed on a 24-1 vote.
Unrelated to medical marijuana, Senate Bill 1460 would reduce the penalties of possession of less than one ounce of marijuana to no more than $100. It passed by a vote of 24-0.
In the House, House Bill 1085 passed unanimously. This measure amends Hawaii's statutes on controlled substances to make them consistent with federal laws and increases the fee to $35 for the patient registration certificates.
Hawaii has been a medical marijuana state since 2000.
Source: Hawaii State Legislature
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