HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. NO.

132

TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

 

REQUESTING THE PRESIDENT AND UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION TO STOP ENGAGING IN MEDICAL MARIJUANA RAIDS THAT CIRCUMVENT STATE LAWS PERMITTING MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA.

 

 

 


     WHEREAS, during the campaign leading up to the 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama repeatedly stated that he would not use Justice Department resources to try to circumvent state laws on the issue of medical marijuana; and

 

     WHEREAS, Mr. Obama stated that he was opposed to using the federal government to raid medical marijuana shops, particularly because it was an infringement on states' decisions; and

 

     WHEREAS, the 2009 session of the New Hampshire Legislature is hearing legislation to permit medical marijuana, as authorized by state law and the United States Attorney General recently stated that federal agencies would stop raids of medical marijuana dispensers in states where medical marijuana is legal; and

 

     WHEREAS, however, as recently as February 2009, after President Obama's inauguration, the federal Drug Enforcement Agency continued to raid medical marijuana providers and patients; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fifth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2009, that the President and United States Attorney General are requested to direct the Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Agency to stop engaging in medical marijuana raids to circumvent state law; and
     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the President of the United States, Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency, and the United States Attorney General.

 

 

 

Report Title: 

Medical Marijuana