Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SR162 Compare Versions

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1	1	THE SENATE S.R. NO. 162 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE RESOLUTION requesting the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to conduct a study on the PROJECTED revenue that Would be generated for the State from the legalization of recreational marijuana if it were taxed at a rate equal to the existing general excise tax rate.
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3	3	THE SENATE S.R. NO. 162
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35	35	requesting the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to conduct a study on the PROJECTED revenue that Would be generated for the State from the legalization of recreational marijuana if it were taxed at a rate equal to the existing general excise tax rate.
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41	41	WHEREAS, thirty-seven states, including Hawaii, have enacted medical use of cannabis laws exempting from criminal sanctions the medical use of cannabis; and WHEREAS, chapter 329D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, was enacted to establish authorized medical cannabis dispensaries to provide patients with medicine that is regulated and tested; and WHEREAS, some states have legalized or decriminalized marijuana, replacing incarceration or criminal charges for possession of small amounts of marijuana with civil fines, confiscation, drug education, or drug treatment, or have made various marijuana offenses the lowest priority for law enforcement; and WHEREAS, the legalization of marijuana for personal or recreational use is a natural, logical, and reasonable outgrowth of the current science of marijuana and attitudes toward marijuana; and WHEREAS, in 2012, voters in Colorado voted to amend the state's constitution to legalize and regulate the production, possession, and distribution of marijuana for persons age twenty-one and older, which generated state tax revenues of approximately $18,900,000 during the first half of 2014 and is expected to increase as sales of retail marijuana increase; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, that the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism is requested to conduct a study on the projected revenue that would be generated for the State from the legalization of recreational marijuana if it were taxed at a rate equal to the existing general excise tax rate; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the study is requested to include a five-year total projection of the potential revenue to be generated for the State from the legalization of recreational marijuana if it were taxed at a rate equal to the existing general excise tax rate; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism is requested to consult with any public or private entity to complete the study; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations from the study, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2024; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Marijuana; Legalization; Tax
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43	43	WHEREAS, thirty-seven states, including Hawaii, have enacted medical use of cannabis laws exempting from criminal sanctions the medical use of cannabis; and
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47	47	WHEREAS, chapter 329D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, was enacted to establish authorized medical cannabis dispensaries to provide patients with medicine that is regulated and tested; and
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51	51	WHEREAS, some states have legalized or decriminalized marijuana, replacing incarceration or criminal charges for possession of small amounts of marijuana with civil fines, confiscation, drug education, or drug treatment, or have made various marijuana offenses the lowest priority for law enforcement; and
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55	55	WHEREAS, the legalization of marijuana for personal or recreational use is a natural, logical, and reasonable outgrowth of the current science of marijuana and attitudes toward marijuana; and
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59	59	WHEREAS, in 2012, voters in Colorado voted to amend the state's constitution to legalize and regulate the production, possession, and distribution of marijuana for persons age twenty-one and older, which generated state tax revenues of approximately $18,900,000 during the first half of 2014 and is expected to increase as sales of retail marijuana increase; now, therefore,
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63	63	BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, that the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism is requested to conduct a study on the projected revenue that would be generated for the State from the legalization of recreational marijuana if it were taxed at a rate equal to the existing general excise tax rate; and
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67	67	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the study is requested to include a five-year total projection of the potential revenue to be generated for the State from the legalization of recreational marijuana if it were taxed at a rate equal to the existing general excise tax rate; and
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71	71	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism is requested to consult with any public or private entity to complete the study; and
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75	75	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations from the study, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2024; and
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79	79	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.
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101	101	Marijuana; Legalization; Tax