Bill Text: HI SB2308 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Marijuana; Marijuana Edibles Working Group
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-29 - Re-Referred to CPH, WAM. [SB2308 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2016-SB2308-Introduced.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to medical marijuana edible products.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. (a) The legislature shall convene a working group to research, discuss, and make recommendations for legislation regarding edible medical marijuana products.
(b) The working group shall include the following:
(1) Two senators from the senate committee on commerce, consumer protection, and health, to be appointed by the senate president;
(2) Two members of the house of representatives committee on health, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(3) The director of health or the director's designee;
(4) Two community members who represent the dispensary licensees, to be appointed by the governor;
(5) One member from the Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii;
(6) Two registered medical marijuana patients, to be appointed by the governor;
(7) Two medical marijuana manufacturers currently making marijuana products, to be appointed by the governor; and
(8) The director of commerce and consumer affairs or the director's designee.
(c) One senator shall be designated by the senate president and one member of the house of representatives shall be designated by the speaker of the house of representatives to co-chair the working group.
(d) The working group shall meet a minimum of four times before January 1, 2017, to discuss:
(1) New medical marijuana edible products, including drinks, for patients;
(2) Packaging for medical marijuana edible products;
(3) Best practices in other states;
(4) Quality control and potency of medical marijuana edible products; and
(5) Any other pertinent issues relating to medical marijuana products that may be sold at medical marijuana dispensaries.
(e) The working group meetings shall be open to the public and shall include a segment for public comment.
(f) The working group shall report its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than January 1, 2017.
(g) The legislative reference bureau shall assist the working group with research, take notes at meetings, provide minutes of meetings, and prepare the working group's final report.
(h) The working group shall be dissolved on June 30, 2017.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2016.
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Report Title:
Marijuana; Marijuana Edibles Working Group
Description:
Establishes a working group to research and make recommendations regarding medical marijuana edibles for human consumption.
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
