As approved by the legislature, Senate Bill 1058 called on a special legislative task force to "report on the policies and procedures for access, distribution, security, and other relevant issues related to the medical use of cannabis for all the states that currently have a medical cannabis program."

In her veto message, the Governor alleged, "The medical task force is unnecessary because it would attempt to deal with issues ... that can only be addressed by circumventing federal law."

Under the state's medical marijuana law, which was enacted by the legislature in 2000, over 3,000 Hawaiians are registered with the state to possess and or cultivate cannabis.

For more information, please see NORML's blog at: http://blog.norml.org/2009/07/08/see-no-evil-hear-no-evil-speak-no-evil/. Additional information on pending state legislation is available from NORML's Take Action Center at: http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/.