1/2 Hawaii Senate Favor Rec. Cannabis

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Almost Half The Senate Signs On To Bill To Legalize Recreational Marijuana

Twelve of 25 Hawaii state senators have signed on to a bill to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.

The Senate Judiciary Committee conducted an hour-long hearing on Senate Bill 686 on Thursday morning, then continued the hearing to Feb. 7.

 

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Liberal Hawaii decides again not to legalize marijuana

On Friday, a legalization bill that made it farther in the legislative process than previous efforts died when lawmakers failed to consider it in time for a deadline.

 

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Still Not Enough
Hawaii close to decriminalizing marijuana possession

Hawaii is poised to become one of a growing number of states to decriminalize the recreational use of marijuana after key members of the state House and Senate agreed to a bill that would impose $130 fines for people caught with 3 grams of marijuana or less.

 

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Hawaii has decriminalized marijuana

Hawaii on Tuesday decriminalized marijuana, making it the 26th state to decriminalize or legalize the drug.

The new law removes the possibility of jail time as a penalty for up to three grams of marijuana, but maintains a $130 fine. Hawaii’s Democrat-controlled legislature approved the bill and sent it to Democratic Gov. David Ige in May. Ige didn’t sign it, but he also didn’t veto it, effectively letting it become law on Tuesday. The new law will take effect on January 11, 2020.

 

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Hawaii Senate Approves Marijuana Legalization And Psychedelic Research Bills

The Hawaii Senate has approved a bill to legalize marijuana, and two psychedelics research measures, ahead of a key legislative deadline. And the House separately passed a companion to one of those psychedelics proposals. The Senate cannabis legalization bill, sponsored by Sen. Joy San...

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Recreational marijuana bill passes first legislative hurdle, but supporters face long road ahead

The bill now heads for two more senate committees but approval is expected by the full Senate.

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Citing potential impacts, House leaders kill proposal to legalize recreational marijuana

Democrats who dominate the House were divided by the proposal.

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Hawaii House Passes Bills To Expand Marijuana Decriminalization And Create Expungements Process

Though the effort to legalize marijuana in Hawaii fell short this year, lawmakers are moving forward on other cannabis-related legislation, including plans to expand the state’s limited decriminalization law and establish a task force on expungement. This week House lawmakers gave initial...

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