STAND. COM. REP. NO.  815-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

RE:   H.B. No. 2742

      H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2742, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish the Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation in the Department of Health to administer cannabis patient registration and dispensary licensing and regulation.  This measure also extends civil service exemptions and interim rulemaking authority for the medical cannabis program and appropriates moneys for staff and operations of the office.

Hawaii Educational Association for Licensed Therapeutic Healthcare and Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii testified in support of this measure.  The Department of the Attorney General and Department of Health provided comments.  

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2742, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair