Marijuana Proponents Prepare for Hawaii Legislative Session

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Our media partner KITV has this report. Excerpt:

Relaxing marijuana restrictions around the country have some hoping there will also be changes to Hawaii‘s pot policies. …

Providing marijuana to patients is one of the issues expected to be brought before the state legislature in the New Year.

While pot proponents don’t expect Hawaii to become the next state to legalize recreational use of the drug, some hope it soon won’t be a crime to light up.

A bill to de-criminalize marijuana use passed the State Senate last year but stalled in the State House. It will be re-introduced again, according to Pamela Lichty with the Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii.

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