STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1410

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 541

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 541, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to ensure access to medical cannabis for qualifying patients, by updating references in the medical cannabis dispensary laws from transdermal patches to transdermal devices and simplifying the list of manufactured cannabis products that may be manufactured and distributed by dispensaries.

The Department of Health supported this measure. Several individuals opposed this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 541, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 541, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

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

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair