URGENT: Tell your Hawaii legislators to support medical marijuana improvement legislation

While several bills have been introduced in the Hawaii Legislature that would improve Hawaii's medical marijuana program, one needs your help right away.

HB 2675 increases possession limits from 7 plants and 3 ounces to 14 plants and one ounce per plant, as well as removes the confusing distinction between mature and immature plants. This legislation also creates a medical marijuana task force to study the value of constructing secure growing facilities for medical marijuana as well as inter-island transport issues related to medical marijuana. Reciprocity is also provided for, which means a patient from another medical marijuana state would be protected under Hawaii law while visiting. This is a good move for Hawaii because many patients from west coast medical marijuana states choose to vacation and spend their tourist dollars in Hawaii.

After passing the Health Committee 9-1, HB 2675 has now been referred to the House Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs and is scheduled for a hearing today at 2:15 p.m. in House Conference Room 309. If you would like to attend, please show up by 2:00 p.m., dress professionally, and remember to be polite to everyone, even opponents. It is important that activists leave legislators with the best impression possible.

Please send an email to members of the committee today urging them to consider and pass HB 2675.

After sending your e-mail, please take a moment to see if any of the committee members represent your district. If so, then place a telephone call to their office and let them know that you are a constituent and that you would like them to support HB 2675 and make sure that it makes it to the Senate floor for consideration.

Click here and enter your zip code to find out if any of the committee members represent you.

Thank you for supporting the Marijuana Policy Project and all of our allies. If you have any questions about marijuana policy reform in Hawaii, please send an e-mail to Nathan@mpp.org along with any inquiries you may have.