Drugs

Maui County continues to require drug tests as a condition of employment....

Hawaii’s civil forfeiture laws are among the nation’s worst....

Commissioner of Financial Institutions, Iris Ikeda, presented considerations for banks and other financial institutions when dealing with marijuana related businesses at the Hawaii State Bar Association....

...the 'medical' marijuana database literally provided a roadmap for police to follow....

Patients and caregivers who grow their own medical marijuana should be aware of the Hawaii State Department of Health’s new rules governing medical marijuana to avoid getting in trouble with law enforcement....

...there is a tipping point, when a community moves away from being a family friendly environment and begins a steep decline towards drug use, crime and gang membership....

Maui attorney Anthony Takitani registered "Maui Medical Marijuana Dispensary, LLC" on September 15, 2015--over two weeks after the August 27, 2015 Disciplinary Board ruling was issued....

...the public will suffer from their incompetence....

Meanwhile, ACLU fails in effort to keep the homeless on the street....

Findings from the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health....

The ACLU has shared a copy of the settlement agreement in this case with Maui County and Kauai County, both of which have had similar pre-employment medical examination requirements....

For adults 18 to 49 years, methamphetamine was the most frequently reported primary substance at the time of admission (42% - 50%)....

...Three community events are currently scheduled -- Mililani, Waianae, Lanai....

...online ads for K2, illegal synthetic cannabinoids and pre-branded spice bags....

...a federal judge ordered the government return $167,000 law enforcement seized from a motorist driving through Nevada....

Legalization is supposed to take marijuana out of the hands of organized crime....

"The Association Board has scheduled an invitation to meet with a native Hawaiian entrepreneur currently operating out of Arizona and Las Vegas...."

We will make a good faith effort to create a fair process that will help the people most in need (of weed)....

Study also finds that alcohol consumption is a salient predictor of marijuana use....

Approximately 85 percent of HIV cases in Hawaii occur in men....

...Hawaii Supreme Court refined the test for determining when a municipal ordinance or charter provision is preempted by state law....

In Progressive World, there are at least four stages of legally becoming an adult....

"Chris Butler and the Foundation have worked to help many people get their lives back on track, including Patrick Bowler and will continue to do so." -- Jeannie Bishop, president of the Science of Identity Foundation

Regarding E-Cigs, Hawaii should defer to the FDA for guidance on this regulatory framework....

...The Senate says 'yes' to marijuana and 'no' to anti-GMO protesters....

...legislative priorities are out-of-touch with reality....

...provide a total of eight dispensary licenses statewide, three in Honolulu, two on Maui County and Hawaii Island, and one on Kauai. Each dispensary licensee would have the option to open up to two retail locations.... 

Perhaps the largest expenses these operators are forbidden from deducting under § 280E are the excise taxes and license fees they pay to the state....

...HB321, SD2 proposes a 15% gross proceeds tax and a 10% special sales tax on so-called 'medical' marijuana sold in Hawaii....

Kauai is the only county in Hawaii that has taken a stand against this onrush of legislation....

Today is 2nd Decking, which means that all bills must be in their FINAL FORM so that the chamber they are in can vote on them....

Below are bills that were heard between Friday, March 20, 2015 and Thursday, March 26, 2015....

A report on the top state issues of 2015....

...they focused on promoting individual choice and personal responsibility, inciting fear of big government, threatening economic insecurity, and accusing public health scientists of manipulating data....

...A newly hired legal clerk at the Hawaii County Prosecutor's Office in Hilo can start working without the mandatory urine test, a federal judge ruled Friday....

...scheduled for hearings this week....

... Medical Marijuana; Dispensaries and Production Centers; Appropriation ($) ....

...House bills will now move through Senate committees and Senate bills will move through House committees....

...testimony of marijuana supporters argue that the bills being considered should decriminalize marijuana for BOTH adults and minors....

Mahalo for taking the time to engage your public officials....

...The question now is not whether the dispensary bills will pass, but more what these bills will look like....

Marijuana advocates are hard at work trying to game the system....

...bills that might have negative impacts on families or communities....