The governor of Hawaii has signed an executive order protecting medical marijuana caregivers who are responsible for growing cannabis for patients from “undue enforcement”—stepping up with a policy fix after lawmakers neglected to extend those protections that expire on Wednesday under current statute.
While legislators have said they plan to correct the oversight in the 2025 session, Gov. Josh Green (D) said the interim executive action is necessary to ensure that patients maintain an adequate supply of medicine.
“We have medical cannabis statutes to provide patients the relief each desperately needs as they navigate very serious health issues,” Green said in a press release on Monday. “We must protect the patients and their caregivers when the caregivers cultivate cannabis for a patient in a manner that fits squarely within the spirit of the medical-cannabis law.”
To that end, the governor’s executive order directs the Department of Health (DOH) not to take enforcement action against medical marijuana caregivers operating in compliance with the provisions of the law, regardless of the expiration of the protections. The order also lays out other scenarios where enforcement is appropriate, such as in cases of illegal diversion.
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