Hawaii senators have approved a bill to legalize low-dose and low-potency marijuana, even as their counterparts in the House of Representatives say cannabis prohibition will not be ended in the state this year.
Members of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee advanced the measure—SB 3275 from Sen. Joy San Buenaventura (D)— on Wednesday after holding a hearing on the proposal a day earlier.
The legislation would allow adults 21 and older to legally possess and use certain amounts of low-dose and low-THC cannabis for personal use, with products limited to a maximum of 5 milligrams of THC per serving. In liquid form, they could have up to 5 milligrams of THC per twelve ounces.
The bill does not provide for licensing of commercial cannabis cultivation, production and sales.
Before approving the proposal, members amended it by removing some provisions concerning home cultivation and swapping out a regulatory role for the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs with the Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation. They also deleted sections of the bill that would have protected marijuana consumers’ workplace, parental and medical care rights.
The Commerce and Consumer Protections Committee, which also participated in the joint hearing
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