Hawaii House Bill 1710 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-01-28 - Re-referred to HLT, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 8
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that each county has the power to establish compassion centers for the dispensing of medical marijuana. Requires that compassion centers shall only provide service to qualifying patients and primary caregivers registered with the department of public safety (department of health beginning January 2, 2015). Makes compassion centers subject to the general excise tax by making inapplicable the exemption for amounts received from sales of prescription drugs or prosthetic devices. Imposes a general excise tax on marijuana sales. Imposes registration fee on compassion centers, to be shared with counties.

Counties; Compassion Centers

Rep. Faye Hanohano [D]	Rep. Mele Carroll [D]	Rep. John Mizuno [D]	Rep. Cindy Evans [D]
Rep. Joseph Souki [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-01-28	House	Re-referred to HLT, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 8
2014-01-21	House	Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 3
2014-01-17	House	Introduced and Passed First Reading
2014-01-16	House	Pending introduction.

SB2734 (Same As) 2014-01-21 - Referred to PSM/HTH, WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1710&year=2014
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2014/Bills/HB1710_.HTM