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Posted: Thursday, July 1st, 2004 4:18 AM HST
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New laws going into effect
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(Honolulu-AP) -- A number of new state laws take effect tomorrow.
A priority item for the Democrat-controlled Legislature is legislation to tackle crystal methamphetamine addiction.
It includes sending first-time nonviolent drug offenders to drug treatment instead of jail. The legislation resulted from an override of a veto by Lingle, who said it lacked sufficient law enforcement tools.
The measures tap health insurance for drug treatment and push public-private coordination on drug prevention and education, and provide 14-point-seven (m) million dollars toward the effort.
Another Democratic priority supported by the Lingle administration sets up the ``Hawaii R-x Plus'' prescription drug discount program. It for Hawaii families whose annual income is within three and a-half times the federal poverty level.
(Copyright 2004 by the Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
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