Green Moves To Protect Medical Pot Caregivers from ‘Undue’ Enforcement
The governor’s executive order addresses a state law that is set to expire Wednesday.
贬补飞补颈驶颈 Gov. Josh Green on Monday said caregivers should still be allowed to provide medical cannabis to qualified patients.
Hawaii鈥檚 caregiver program, which has 2,628 caregivers, , serves patients who can鈥檛 grow cannabis at home or do not shop at eight state-licensed .
But under that covers controlled substances, that care would be illegal effective Wednesday, the beginning of the new year.
Green’s executive order calls on the Department of Health to not pursue action against caregivers. The governor, a medical doctor, is concerned about “negative health outcomes” due to “undue enforcement” of the law, according to .
Green said the department has been instructed to “not use resources” to address situations where a caregiver is cultivating cannabis for a medical marijuana patient.
“This will allow primary caregivers to continue to perform their duties without fear of enforcement from the Department of Health,” the press release said.
DOH Director Kenneth Fink and Attorney General Anne Lopez support the governor’s order.
贬补飞补颈驶颈 News Now that some lawmakers realized the law they crafted was in error and that they would work to fix it as soon as next session.
鈥淚t really was a failure that we did not address this impending deadline, and now we have the crisis upon us,鈥 House Public Safety Committee Chair Rep. Della Au Belatti told HNN.
Green urged the Legislature, which convenes Jan. 15, to fix the law.
Medical use of marijuana has been allowed in 贬补飞补颈驶颈 since 2000. Bills to legalize recreational use of the drug failed in the 2024 legislative session.
That legislation is also expected to be revisited in January, though it is opposed by some local prosecutors and police.
