Hawaii: Legislature overrides governor's veto of medical marijuana study bill!

Yesterday, the Hawaii State Legislature overrode Gov. Linda Lingle's veto of SB 1058 by a vote of 25-0 in the Senate and 38-9 in the House. This new law establishes a task force to examine crucial issues surrounding Hawaii's medical marijuana law, which was established in 2000.

The task force will: (1) Examine current state statutes, state administrative rules, and all county policies and procedures relating to the medical marijuana program; (2) Examine all issues and obstacles that qualifying patients have encountered with the program; (3) Examine all issue and obstacles that state and county law enforcement agencies have encountered with the program; (4) Compare and contrast Hawaii's program with all other state programs; and (5) Address other issues and perform any other function necessary as the task force deems appropriate, relating to the program.

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