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COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />JM�-4 OF M <br />STATE OF HAWAII <br />1T� OF <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br />339 15 <br />A RESOLUTION URGING THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE TO AMEND <br />ACT 241, RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA, TO ESTABLISH A COUNTY <br />SALES TAX ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA SOLD AT DISPENSARIES. <br />WHEREAS, the purpose of Act 241, signed into law on July 14, 2015, is to establish a <br />regulated statewide dispensary system for medical marijuana to ensure safe and legal access to <br />medical marijuana for qualifying patients; and <br />WHEREAS, Act 241 does not allow the counties to levy a tax on the sale of medical <br />marijuana from dispensaries; and <br />WHEREAS, based on the experience of municipalities that currently permit medical <br />marijuana dispensaries, the operation of medical marijuana dispensaries and production centers <br />will create a significant new burden on the social and emergency services that are provided by <br />the counties; and <br />WHEREAS, each county, by ordinance, should be allowed to charge dispensaries <br />located within the county a tax of up to 5% of gross sales, which may be collected quarterly or <br />annually; and <br />WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council finds that Act 241 could be improved by <br />incorporating amendments to establish a county sales tax on medical marijuana sold at <br />dispensaries; and <br />WHEREAS, language in Act 241 to be deleted is bracketed and stricken through and <br />language to be added is underscored, as indicated in the attached Exhibit A; now, therefore, <br />