SB3335, a bill that would make Hawaii the last Democrat-controlled state to legalize adult-use cannabis, passed the full House on Friday by the slimmest of margins: 25-23. The legislation, which includes amendments from the Senate version, heads to the Finance Committee for consideration. If it passes, the two chambers will need to resolve whatever differences remain in the bill before it is sent to the governor’s desk for signing.
That SB3335 has gotten this far is against the odds and truly historic for Hawaii. It is also cause for optimism among proponents. But there is still plenty of time to derail the bill, and opposition remains sufficiently strong among a swath of the Hawaiian public and their reps that they may yet succeed in keeping SB3335 from making it across the finish line and into existence.
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