STAND. COM. REP. NO. 862-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 2260

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2260, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CANNABIS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Amend the circumstances under which medical cannabis may be transported by and between medical cannabis dispensaries;

(2) Increase the number of production centers and retail dispensing locations that may be allowed under a dispensary license;

(3) Redefine the term "medical cannabis production center" to include any series of structures located within the same secured perimeter fence-line;

(4) Increase the allowable number of plants for production centers;

(5) Require the Department of Health to establish the fee structure for the submission of applications for additional production centers and retail dispensing locations and dispensary-to-dispensary sales; and

(6) Amend the Department of Health's duties with respect to the establishment of standards for manufactured cannabis products.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from Maui Grown Therapies, Big Island Grown Dispensaries, Hawai‘i Cannabis Industry Association, Aloha Green Apothecary, Green Aloha Ltd., one individual, and a form letter signed by numerous individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from Care Waialua Farm and one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Health, Cure Oahu, Hawaiian Ethos LLC, Marijuana Policy Project, and Akamai Cannabis Consulting.

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. 2260, 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