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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to marijuana.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 712-1248, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (1) to read as follows:
"(1) A person commits the offense of promoting a detrimental drug in the second degree if the person knowingly:
(a) Possesses fifty or more capsules or tablets containing one or more of the Schedule V substances;
(b) Possesses one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures, or substances, of an aggregate weight of one- eighth ounce or more, containing one or more of the Schedule V substances;
(c) Possesses
one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures, or substances, of an aggregate
weight of [one ounce or] more[,] than two ounces,
containing any marijuana; or
(d) Distributes any marijuana or any Schedule V substance in any amount."
SECTION 2. Section 712-1249, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§712-1249 Promoting a detrimental
drug in the third degree.
(1) A person commits the offense
of promoting a detrimental drug in the third degree if the person knowingly
possesses [any marijuana or] any Schedule V substance in any amount.
(2) Promoting a detrimental drug in the third
degree is a petty misdemeanor; provided that possession of [three grams]
one ounce or less of marijuana is a violation, punishable by a fine of [$130]
$ ."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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