THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
1104 |
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
S.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO CANNABIS FOR MEDICAL USE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
The legislature also finds that, in a number of other states that authorize the medical use of cannabis, cannabis propagules and cuttings are available for purchase through state-licensed dispensaries. These states ensure that patients who choose to cultivate their own cannabis plants have a legal channel from which to obtain safe, quality-assured genetic material with verified therapeutic properties.
The legislature further finds that the State's medical cannabis dispensary system law was enacted, in part, to improve qualifying patients' access to safe and quality-assured medical cannabis and medical cannabis products. However, state law does not explicitly authorize licensed dispensaries to distribute propagative material, including cannabis propagules, cuttings, or seeds.
Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to amend the State's medical cannabis dispensary system law to:
(1) Include cannabis propagules, cuttings, and seeds in the definition of "cannabis", thereby authorizing dispensaries to dispense cannabis propagules, cuttings, and seeds for medical use;
(2) Allow qualifying patients and primary caregivers who are authorized to cultivate cannabis for medical use to purchase cannabis propagules, cuttings, and seeds from a dispensary licensed in the State; and
(3) Establish quantity limits and quality requirements for the dispensing of cannabis propagules, cuttings, and seeds.
SECTION 2. Section 329D-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:
1. By adding two new definitions to be appropriately inserted and to read:
""Cannabis
cutting" means the stem of a cannabis plant that is taken or cut off for
the purpose of being rooted and grown into a new cannabis plant.
"Cannabis propagule" means any part of a cannabis plant that can be used to grow a new cannabis plant."
2. By amending the definition of "cannabis" to read:
""Cannabis" shall have the same meaning as in section 329‑121. "Cannabis" includes cannabis propagules, cannabis cuttings, and cannabis seeds."
SECTION 3. Section 329D-13, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
(b)
A qualifying patient[, primary caregiver, qualifying out-of-state
patient, or caregiver of a qualifying out-of-state patient may purchase
cannabis] or primary caregiver who is authorized to cultivate cannabis
pursuant to sections 329-122 and 329‑130(a) shall be allowed to purchase a
total of not more than five cannabis propagules, cannabis cuttings, or cannabis
seeds within a consecutive period of fifteen days, or a total of not more than
ten cannabis propagules, cannabis cuttings, or cannabis seeds within a
consecutive period of thirty days; provided that:
(1) The
amount of cannabis, including cannabis propagules, cannabis cuttings, and cannabis seeds, possessed by the qualifying
patient at any time shall not exceed the amount allowed under section 329-122;
(2) The
cannabis propagules, cannabis cuttings, or cannabis seeds dispensed to the
qualifying patient or primary caregiver shall have undergone laboratory-based
testing for residual pesticides and heavy metals; and
(3) The
laboratory-based test results indicate that no pesticides or heavy metals have
been detected in the cannabis propagules, cannabis cuttings, or cannabis seeds.
This subsection shall not apply to a
qualifying out-of-state patient or a caregiver of a qualifying out-of-state
patient.
(c) The purchase of cannabis pursuant to subsection
(a), and the purchase of cannabis propagules, cannabis cuttings, and cannabis seeds
pursuant to subsection (b), may be made from any dispensary location in the
State, subject to the quantity limits [set forth] and quality restrictions
described in [subsection] subsections (a)[.] and
(b), respectively.
[(c) Beginning on January 1, 2018, this section]
(d) Subsections (a) and (c) may
apply to qualifying out-of-state patients from other states, territories of the
United States, or the District of Columbia[;], who are attempting to
purchase cannabis, exclusive of cannabis propagules, cannabis cuttings, and cannabis
seeds; provided that the patient meets the registration requirements of
section 329-123.5.
(e) The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 regarding the dispensing of cannabis propagules, cannabis cuttings, and cannabis seeds."
SECTION 4. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on December 31, 2050.
Report Title:
Cannabis; Cannabis Propagules; Cannabis Cuttings; Cannabis Seeds; Medical Cannabis Dispensaries; Dispensing Limits and Restrictions; Department of Health; Rules
Description:
Amends
the definition of "cannabis" to include cannabis propagules, cuttings,
and seeds. Defines "cannabis
cutting" and "cannabis propagule". Allows qualifying patients and primary
caregivers who are authorized to cultivate cannabis for medical use to purchase
cannabis propagules, cuttings, and seeds from licensed dispensaries in the
State under certain conditions. Establishes
quantity limits and quality requirements for the dispensing of cannabis
propagules, cuttings, and seeds. Requires
the Department of Health to adopt rules regarding the dispensing of cannabis
propagules, cuttings, and seeds.
Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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