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You do not need to be a Hawaiian resident or even be a visitor to provide testimony concerning bills in front of the Hawaiian House of Representatives.

You only need to have the desire to help make positive change.

There is a widely held belief that the Hawaiian House of Representatives weighs the testimony of people from outside the state of Hawaii greater than testimony from within the state.

I can only assume that since you read this blog, you have an interest in promoting peaceful resolutions.

Now this is your chance.

Below I’ve supplied sample testimony that you may copy and paste into an email to support a peaceful resolution to a significant element of the so-called “War On Drugs.”

I ask you to participate in this small way to help set things right in Hawaii and provide a positive example of how any state government may comply with the Federal Controlled Substance Act while allowing patient access to medical marijuana.

Please lend your support to House Bill 2678.

The biggest source of revenue to the State of Hawaii is tourism.

The Hawaiian House of Representatives will credit your testimony in support of this modification of Hawaii’s medical marijuana law. They listen to out of state opinion.

Anyone truly desiring peace recognizes the requirement of unity.

Demonstrate your unity with others for the goal of peace.

Send your testimony to:

HLTtestimony@capitol.hawaii.gov

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HB 2678 Testimony

1. Health Committee: Chair - Rep. Josh Green, Vice-chair - Rep. John Mizuno
2. Date of Hearing: 2/1/07
3. Time of Hearing:
4: Location of Hearing:
5: Bill Number HB 2678
5. Position: Support
6: Number of copies needed for committee: 10

Aloha Council Member,

I am writing today to urge your support for House Bill 2678, a bill that seeks to improve Hawai’i’s medical marijuana program.

The most critical issue facing Hawaii medical marijuana patients is the safe and legal acquisition of medicine. Theft, armed robbery, and helicopter eradication programs continually threaten patients.

The Hawaii Revised Statute states that legal medical marijuana patients can acquire and possess the medicine that their doctor recommends, but patients have no choice but to acquire from an unregulated and unethical black market.

It is not in the interest of Hawai’i’s public health to force patients into the black market.

An important question is:
How does a patient who is diagnosed with cancer and to undergo chemotherapy immediately acquire the medicine that his/her doctor recommends?

In this case, there is not enough time for the patient to grow, harvest and cure the medicine that will help with nausea during immediate chemotherapy treatments, and any stress from buying medicine from drug dealers will not help the health of the patient.

Because of conflicts with federal law, Hawaii does not provide for a legal means of supplying marijuana. Allowing patients to form collective and co-operative operations will help individual patients to have their needs met immediately. By employing a “certified facilitator,” it will ensure that patients will have access to the right strains of medical marijuana most suitable for their ailment.

According to the Hawai’i Revised Statutes, a medical marijuana patient must control (through lease or ownership) the area of his or her grow site.

By creating this model allotment system on the island of Maui, agriculturally zoned family farms will be able to secure and lease individual plots of land to individual patients.

This plan will not violate state or federal law. There will be no distribution of marijuana. Money will only be exchanged over the land lease in the secure facility.

The State of Hawai’i has had its medical marijuana program in place for eight years and it is time to rectify some of the problematic aspects of the law.

For the majority of Hawai’i’s medical marijuana patients, it is extremely difficult to consistently grow medical-grade marijuana to continuously meet their needs. Theft, mold, bug infestation, disease, lacking knowledge of successful growing and curing techniques and time consuming trial and error are just a few of the issues patients face.

Allowing patients to grow together in a secure location with access to a knowledgeable facilitator will make it easier and safer for patients and law enforcement. There will be no need for marijuana eradication helicopters to fly low over backyard medical marijuana grow sites.

Once again, I urge you to vote “yes” on HB 2678.

Sincerely,

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Send your testimony to:

HLTtestimony@capitol.hawaii.gov

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