Bill Text: HI HB1680 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Medical Marijuana; Cultivation; Prohibited Except by Licensees
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-25 - Referred to HLT, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 1 [HB1680 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2016-HB1680-Introduced.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to marijuana.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the regulation of medical marijuana is of paramount importance to the health and welfare of our citizens. The legislature further finds that Act 228, Session Laws of Hawaii 2000, was enacted to provide medical relief for seriously ill individuals in the State. More specifically, that Act protects the health and well-being of Hawaii residents by regulating the manner in which qualifying medical marijuana patients may cultivate, possess, use, and otherwise utilize the substance.
Because the State did not provide a legal way for individuals to obtain medical marijuana other than by growing the product themselves or receiving it from authorized caregivers, Act 241, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015, was enacted to establish a system of medical marijuana dispensaries and authorize the cultivation, manufacturing, and retail sale of this product.
The Legislature asserts that continuing to allow qualifying medical marijuana patients to grow marijuana at home will undermine the dispensary system created through Act 241, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015, by obstructing the ability of the State to adequately monitor the distribution of this product.
Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to prohibit qualifying medical marijuana patients from growing their own medical marijuana commencing July 1, 2017, so that they will be required to obtain medical marijuana solely through a state-licensed dispensary. The legislature declares that in light of Act 241, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015, the provisions allowing qualifying medical marijuana patients to grow their own medical marijuana no longer serve a legitimate purpose commencing July 1, 2017, since those patients will have access to medical marijuana through state-authorized dispensaries.
SECTION 2. Section 329D-24, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§329D-24[]]
Cultivation of medical marijuana by qualifying patients and primary caregivers.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting a qualifying patient
or primary caregiver from [cultivating or] possessing an adequate supply
of medical marijuana pursuant to part IX of chapter 329."
SECTION 3. Section 329-130, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) [After December 31, 2018, a] A
qualifying patient shall obtain medical marijuana or manufactured marijuana
products only[:
(1) From] from a dispensary licensed
pursuant to chapter 329D; provided that the marijuana shall be purchased and
paid for at the time of purchase[; or
(2) By cultivating marijuana in an amount
that does not exceed an adequate supply for the qualifying patient, pursuant to
section 329-122.
After December 31, 2018, no primary caregiver
shall be authorized to cultivate marijuana for any qualifying patient]."
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2017.
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Report Title:
Medical Marijuana; Cultivation; Prohibited Except by Licensees
Description:
Prohibits cultivation of medical marijuana by anyone not licensed by the State after 7/1/17.
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