Bill Text: HI SB174 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Relating To Medical Marijuana.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-03-15 - Received notice of discharge of conferees (Hse. Com. No. 385). [SB174 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2018-SB174-Amended.html

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THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	174
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  Section 329-121, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "debilitating medical condition" to read as follows:

     ""Debilitating medical condition" means:

     (1)  Cancer, glaucoma, lupus, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, autism, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or the treatment of these conditions;

     (2)  A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or its treatment that produces one or more of the following:

         (A)  Cachexia or wasting syndrome;

         (B)  Severe pain;

         (C)  Severe nausea;

         (D)  Seizures, including those characteristic of epilepsy;

         (E)  Severe and persistent muscle spasms, including those characteristic of multiple sclerosis or Crohn's disease; or

         (F)  Post-traumatic stress disorder; or

     (3)  Any other medical condition approved by the department of health pursuant to administrative rules in response to a request from a physician or advanced practice registered nurse or potentially qualifying patient."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

 

 

Report Title:

Medical Marijuana; Debilitating Medical Condition

 

Description:

Amends the definition of debilitating medical condition to include lupus, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, and autism as conditions that qualify for the legal use of medical marijuana.  (SD1)

 

 

 

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