THE SENATE

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2020

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HEALTH

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Stanley Chang, Vice Chair

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Friday, January 31, 2020

TIME:

9:30 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A M E N D E D A G E N D A

 

SB 2426

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS.

Allows primary caregivers, qualifying out-of-state patients, and caregivers of a qualifying out-of-state patient to access the restricted access area within a medical cannabis retail dispensary.  Clarifies violations related to medical cannabis dispensaries.

 

CPH, JDC

SB 2586

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS.

Permits qualifying patients to be reimbursed by health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations for amounts spent on medical cannabis and manufactured cannabis products.  Limits the monthly amount of reimbursement.

 

CPH, JDC

SB 2787

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS.

Authorizes the department of health to issue permits to medical cannabis dispensaries for the delivery of medical cannabis and manufactured cannabis products to qualifying patients or primary caregivers if certain conditions are met.  Authorizes the department of health to issue medical cannabis transporter licenses in specific situations.

 

CPH, JDC

SB 2024

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS.

Allows for a process to remediate any batch of cannabis that fails laboratory testing standards so long as any final product passes all such laboratory standards.  Authorizes licensed retail dispensaries to sell edible cannabis products, under certain conditions, and circulate, sponsor, and promote educational and scientific information and events related to cannabis.

 

CPH, JDC

SB 2772

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS.

Updates the definition of "usable cannabis" to mean the dried leaves and flowers of a plant from the genus Cannabis.

 

CPH, JDC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SB 2476

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Authorizes naturopathic physicians to provide written certification to qualifying patients for medical cannabis use.

 

CPH, JDC/WAM

SB 2462

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

Requires, by September 1, 2020, that the department of health request the Drug Enforcement Administration to grant a federal schedule I exemption for the medical use of cannabis in Hawaii.

 

CPH, JDC

[Measure added on 01-28-2020]

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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Testimony may be submitted up to 24 hours prior to the start of the hearing.

 

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker

Chair