Senate Bill 726 - Medical Cannabis
Senate Bill 726 - Medical Cannabis
Description: This bill aims to include severe autism as a debilitating medical condition for the purposes of using medical cannabis. It seeks to amend the current definition of "debilitating medical condition" in the Hawaii Revised Statutes.
Section 1
This section proposes to amend the definition of "debilitating medical condition" in Section 329-121 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes. The current definition includes conditions such as cancer, glaucoma, lupus, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and others. The bill suggests adding severe autism as an additional condition that qualifies for the medical use of cannabis.
Section 2
This section indicates that existing statutory material will be repealed and stricken out, while new statutory material will be underscored.
Section 3
This section states that the Act will take effect immediately upon approval.
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