Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 236 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this Concurrent Resolution is to request the Department of Public Safety to examine whether the exception of pseudoephedrine from the reporting, recordkeeping, and permit requirements should be repealed.

Your Committee finds that pseudoephedrine is classified under state law as a list 1 chemical. A list 1 chemical is a regulated chemical that is used in the manufacture of a controlled substance. List 1 chemicals are generally subject to certain reporting, recordkeeping, and permit requirements administered by the Department of Public Safety. However, these requirements expressly do not apply to the sale of any drug that contains pseudoephedrine and that is lawfully sold over the counter without a prescription.

Your Committee further finds that pseudoephedrine is a precursor drug for the manufacture of the illegal drug crystal methamphetamine. Accordingly, placing restrictions and controls on the purchase of pseudoephedrine will make it more difficult for persons to manufacture crystal methamphetamine. Simultaneously, those restrictions and controls will also facilitate the efforts of law enforcement in tracking and capturing such persons.

Your Committee has amended this measure by requesting the Department of Public Safety to also work with retailers to educate them about pseudoephedrine.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 236, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 236, H.D. 1.