STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1940

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   S.B. No. 541

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred S.B. No. 541, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS PRODUCTS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to ensure access to medical cannabis for qualifying patients, by:

 

     (1)  Simplifying the list of manufactured cannabis products that may be manufactured and distributed by dispensaries; and

 

     (2)  Updating the allowable medical cannabis products in the medical cannabis dispensary laws to refer to transdermal devices instead of transdermal patches.

 

     The Department of Health testified in support of this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 541, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 541, S.D. 1, H.D. 2.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

 

 

 

 

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair