STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1288
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2021
RE: H.R. No. 112
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2021
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Health, Human Services, & Homelessness, to which was referred H.R. No. 112 entitled:
"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO SUBMIT A REQUEST TO THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION FOR AN EXCEPTION TO REGULATIONS AND A PETITION TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS FOR FEDERAL RULEMAKING TO CLARIFY THAT THE STATE-AUTHORIZED USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS DOES NOT VIOLATE THE FEDERAL CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The
purpose of this measure is to
request that the Department of Health submit a request to the Drug Enforcement
Administration for an exception to federal drug laws for state-authorized use
of medical cannabis, and to petition to initiate proceedings for federal
rulemaking to clarify that the state-authorized use of medical cannabis does
not violate the federal Controlled Substances Act.
Your Committee finds that because
federal law prohibits the use of cannabis, including the use of medical
cannabis, there is a lack of clarity between State and federal cannabis laws
that has significant repercussions for medical cannabis patients and the
State's medical cannabis dispensaries.
Obtaining an exception from the federal Controlled Substances Act would
be of great benefit to those patients and dispensaries.
Your
Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Requiring certified copies of this measure to be sent to the Governor, Attorney General, and Hawaii's Congressional Delegation; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health, Human Services, & Homelessness that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 112, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 112, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health, Human Services, & Homelessness,
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____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair |
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