Law pushes medical marijuana in rental housing

With the start of a new month, a new law goes into effect – which gives Hawaii medical marijuana users more protection. In the past, landlords could evict renters who used legal pot, but now Act 60 allows registered patients with the state’s medical marijuana program to be protected from eviction by their landlords. :58-1:11 “RAFAEL KENNEDY, MEDICAL CANNABIS COALITION: MEDICAL CANNIBIS PATIENTS HAVE BEEN SOMETIMES TREATED LIKE SECOND CLASS CITIZENS. THEY HAVE A HARD TIME FINDING A PLACE TO LIVE AND WHEN THEY DO THEY’RE ALWAYS A BIT ON SHAKY GROUND” The new law does not override existing smoking regulations, so if cigarette smoking is banned — so is cannabis smoking. It also doesn’t change protections for renters in federally-subsidized

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Law pushes medical marijuana in rental housing