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US HI: Editorial: Medical Cannabis Belongs Under Health
Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 23 May 2013 – Hawaii legislators this year chose not to follow Colorado and Washington state in legalizing marijuana for personal use, but approved a move that has been an obvious path for years: placing the medical marijuana program under the Department of Health. At long last, patients using marijuana to reduce a variety of ailments should expect sympathetic treatment from the agency in charge.
US HI: Pot Advocate’s Defense Bogus, Judge Says
Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 08 May 2013 – A federal judge explained Tuesday that Hawaii island cannabis advocate Roger Christie could not show that the federal government’s inclusion of marijuana in the most restrictive drug classification is irrational. U.S. District Judge Leslie Kobayashi denied on March 29 the 63-year-old man’s request to dismiss his marijuana charges.





