The legislators of Hawaii suggest significant reforms on the medical marijuana program

Hawaii's legislators use the state's medical marijuana laws significant changes to improve the patient's access and to tighten the regulations for non -licensed cannabidiol (CBD) dealer (CBD). These reforms aim to modernize the 25-year program and tackle the current challenges within the system.

Key proposed changes

• Extended patient authorization: The proposed legislation would enable medical experts to recommend cannabis for all conditions that consider them appropriate and eliminate the current restrictive list of qualified complaints. This change is expected to expand the patient's access to medical marijuana.

• Increased access to the pharmacy: In order to better serve the patient in rural areas, the reforms would enable the establishment of additional pharmacy transactions to ensure fairer access throughout the state.

• Regulation of community growths: The legislation aims to close gaps that have expanded the community growth of locations beyond the intended borders, which some legislators believe that it undermines the regulated industry. Stricter regulations would be implemented to control the size and operation of these locations.

• Procedure against illegal CBD retailers: The proposed measures include an increased enforcement against non-licensed CBD businesses that require proper licensing and the seizure of products that contain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) of non-compliant facilities.

Legislative prospects

While earlier efforts to legalize marijuana in Hawaii have stalled the leisure marihuana, the legislature focuses on improving the medical program in order to better serve patients and support the legal cannabis industry. The Senator Jarrett Keohokalol emphasized how important it is to guide patients more on regulated pharmacies than on non -licensed sources.