HONOLULU (KHNL) - There's a movement to revive a medical marijuana bill that governor Linda Lingle vetoed this past legislative session.
Monday, the House Health Committee held a briefing about it.
The bill calls for the creation of a task force with five goals, including: making sure patients get enough medication, studying the development of secured growing facilities on each island and finding a way to protect patients from getting arrested while traveling inter-island.
The intent of the bill is to keep patients safe.
"It's not safe to grow marijuana in the backyard when you have neighbors all around you," said Brian Igersheim of Maui County Citizens for Democracy in Action. "Theft is a huge problem, violence ensues it's been an issue with patients including myself."
Hawaii is one of 12 states that legalizes medical cannibis.
A patient must get a written certification from a physician to get marijuana and register with the Department of Public Safety.
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