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SB 1064: DOH; MEDICAL CANNABIS; CANNABIS CULTIVATOR; LICENSURE; REQUIREMENT; CEASE AND DESIST NOTICE; PENALTY; VIOLATIONS; AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE; CONCLUSIVE BASIS; MEDICAL CANNABIS REGISTRY AND REGULATION SPECIAL FUND; EXCEPTIONS; APPROPRIATIONS

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2025-02-28

Current Status:

In Progress

(2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Prohibits persons from operating a medical cannabis dispensary or cultivating cannabis without a license from the Department of Health.  Prohibits individuals from providing certain services to individuals engaging in unlicensed cannabis operations.  Requires the Department of Health to send a cease and desist notice to violators.  Establishes criminal penalties.  Establishes an affirmative defense for, and a conclusive basis for certain violations.  Establishes exceptions.  Establishes a cannabis cultivator license to authorize the cultivation and distribution of cannabis plants.  Requires the Department of Health to only issue one cannabis cultivator license for each person.  Establishes limits on: (1) the number of cannabis cultivator licenses the Department of Health may issue; (2) the maximum size of plant canopy for indoor and outdoor cultivations for each cannabis cultivator license; and (3) the maximum plant count of mature cannabis plants for each cannabis cultivator license.  Authorizes expenditures from the Medical Cannabis Registry and Regulation Special Fund to fund programs for the mitigation and abatement of nuisances relating to chapter 329D, HRS.  Appropriates funds out of the Medical Cannabis Registry and Regulation Special Fund for the Department of Attorney General to enforce, and mitigate nuisances relating to, chapter 329D, HRS.  Effective 12/31/2050.  (SD2)

Discussed in Hearing

House Standing Committee on Health12MIN
Mar 12, 2025

House Standing Committee on Health

Senate Floor34SEC
Mar 4, 2025

Senate Floor

Senate Standing Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection2MIN
Feb 11, 2025

Senate Standing Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection

Senate Standing Committee on Health and Human Services2MIN
Feb 11, 2025

Senate Standing Committee on Health and Human Services

Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs2MIN
Feb 11, 2025

Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

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