STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1526

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.C.R. No. 111

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 111 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING CONGRESS TO ENACT NECESSARY LEGISLATION TO ALLOW QUALIFIED PATIENTS TO TRANSPORT MEDICAL MARIJUANA AND PARAPHERNALIA FOR PERSONAL USE WHEN TRAVELING INTERSTATE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to prevent the confiscation of medical marijuana and the arrest of qualifying patients when they travel by requesting that the United States Congress enact necessary legislation to allow qualified patients to transport medical marijuana and paraphernalia for personal use when traveling interstate.

     The Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, Drug Policy Action Group of Hawaii, Americans for Safe Access – Honolulu, Hawaii Chapter, and several concerned individuals supported this concurrent resolution.  A concerned individual submitted comments.

     Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

(1)  Specifying that intrastate travel be covered by legislation allowing for qualifying patients to carry their medical marijuana;

(2)  Changing the title to read: "REQUESTING CONGRESS TO ENACT NECESSARY LEGISLATION TO ALLOW QUALIFIED PATIENTS TO TRANSPORT MEDICAL MARIJUANA AND PARAPHERNALIA FOR PERSONAL USE WHEN TRAVELING INTRASTATE OR INTERSTATE"; and

(3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 111, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 111, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety,

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FAYE HANOHANO, Chair