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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE PRESIDENT AND UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION TO STOP ENGAGING IN MEDICAL MARIJUANA RAIDS THAT CIRCUMVENT STATE LAWS PERMITTING MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA.
WHEREAS, during the campaign leading up to the 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama repeatedly stated that he would not use Justice Department resources to try to circumvent state laws on the issue of medical marijuana; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Obama stated that he was opposed to using the federal government to raid medical marijuana shops, particularly because it was an infringement on states' decisions; and
WHEREAS, the 2009 session of the New Hampshire Legislature is hearing legislation to permit medical marijuana, as authorized by state law and the United States Attorney General recently stated that federal agencies would stop raids of medical marijuana dispensers in states where medical marijuana is legal; and
WHEREAS, however, as recently as February 2009, after President Obama's inauguration, the federal Drug Enforcement Agency continued to raid medical marijuana providers and patients; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of
the Twenty-fifth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2009,
the Senate concurring, that the President and United States Attorney General
are requested to direct the Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Agency to
stop engaging in medical marijuana raids to circumvent state law; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution
be transmitted to the President of the United States, Administrator of the Drug
Enforcement Agency, and the United States Attorney General.
Medical Marijuana