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Hawaii Medical Marijuana Task Force Bill Now Before The Governor

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 at 2:20 pm | By: Paul Armentano

Senate Bill 1058, <http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/bills/SB1058_CD1_.pdf> an act to create a medical cannabis task force committee, has been approved by the legislature and now awaits action from Republican Gov. Linda Lingle.

As approved, SB 1058 would:

  • “Examine current state statutes, state administrative rules, and all county policies and procedures relating to the medical marijuana program;”
  • “Examine all issues and obstacles that qualifying patients have encountered with the medical marijuana program;
  • “Examine all issues and obstacles that state and county law enforcement agencies have encountered with the medical marijuana program;”
  • “Compare and contrast Hawaii’s medical marijuana program with all other state medical marijuana programs;”
  • and “address other issues … the task force deems appropriate.”

The task force will consist 13 members, including leaders from the Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, the West Oahu Hope for a Cure Foundation, Americans for Safe Access, and a medical cannabis patient who is appointed by the Governor.

In 2008, Gov. Lingle vetoed <http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7648> a similar task force measure. That is why we are asking you to contact the Governor and urge her to support SB 1058.

For your convenience, a pre-written letter supporting this bill will be mailed to the Governor when you go here.

<http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=13317176>

Additional information regarding this measure is available from Jeanne Ohta, Executive Director of The Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii.

<http://www.dpfhi.org/>

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  1. dnL says:

    Ho, brah! I’ve got to call up all of my old college, pakalolo smoking buddies in my old stomping ground and tell them to send an email to Lingle.

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