Hawaii Senate Votes to Legalize Cannabis
Wed / Mar 8th
The Hawaii Senate voted 22-3 in favor of an adult-use cannabis legalization proposal yesterday; the measure moves next to the House.
Hawaii cannabis was legalized for medical use in 2000 but did not create legislation to build a framework for regulated retail sales and cultivation. In 2020 possession of three grams or less was decriminalized, punishable by a nominal fine. Read about Hawaiian cannabis policy and news here:
Wed / Mar 8th
The Hawaii Senate voted 22-3 in favor of an adult-use cannabis legalization proposal yesterday; the measure moves next to the House.
Fri / Feb 17th
Two Hawaii Senate committees advanced an adult-use cannabis legalization proposal this week; the measure heads next to the chamber’s Judiciary Committee and Ways and Means Committee.
Fri / Jan 13th
If Hawaii were to legalize adult-use cannabis, the state’s annual cannabis tax revenue could reach between $34 million and $53 million. Lawmakers are likely to consider a legalization proposal later this year.
Wed / Nov 2nd
The Hawaii Tax Department released projections that adult-use cannabis legalization could lead to an estimated $50 million in additional annual state revenue.
Fri / Aug 20th
Hawaii regulators last week banned CBD gummies and beverages and all smokeable hemp products—critics are saying the new rules could make hemp production in Hawaii less desirable.
Tue / Jun 16th
Multiple mayors throughout Hawaii declared June 14 ‘Medical Cannabis Day,’ officially commemorating the 20th anniversary of the state’s historic medical cannabis reforms.
Fri / Jun 5th
Hawaii officials and some medical cannabis licensees have been accused of putting patients’ health at risk via vape cartridges that would be deemed unsafe in other state markets.
Mon / Feb 24th
Lawmakers in Hawaii have proposed hiring and firing protections for medical cannabis patients; the bill would not extend to certain professions, including law enforcement officers, emergency medical workers, and others.
Wed / Jul 10th
A cannabis decriminalization law in Hawaii has taken effect without Gov. David Ige’s signature; the governor, however, vetoed a bill allowing patients to transport medical cannabis products between islands and another bill that would have made permanent the state’s hemp program.
Mon / Apr 29th
Hawaii lawmakers have advanced a bill that would make the state’s temporary industrial hemp marketplace permanent; the governor is expected to sign the bill.
Mon / Mar 11th
Hawaii will now let cannabis patients from other states access its medical cannabis program while visiting.
Wed / Jul 11th
On Tuesday, Hawaii Gov. David Ige, a Democrat, vetoed state Senate Bill 2407, which would have allowed for the treatment… Read More
Tue / Jul 10th
Hawaii’s Department of Agriculture licensed three separate farmers in June to grow hemp under the state’s pilot industrial hemp program, Maui… Read More
Tue / May 22nd
Kaua’i, Hawaii has its first medical cannabis dispensary now that Green Aloha, which does business under the name Have a… Read More
Wed / Jan 17th
Attorney generals from 17 states, Washington, D.C., and Guam have sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to… Read More
Thu / Dec 21st
The Hawaii Department of Health has added Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, to its medical cannabis qualifying… Read More
Mon / Dec 18th
Hawaii’s industrial hemp cultivation program has suffered a setback after seeds imported from Jamaica not only arrived late but also failed… Read More
Wed / Oct 18th
Hawaii’s second medical cannabis testing lab has been licensed and can begin testing products immediately, according to a KITV report.… Read More
Thu / Oct 12th
Hawaii’s fourth medical cannabis dispensary opened its doors yesterday after receiving final approvals from the state Department of Health, according… Read More
Wed / Sep 13th
All eight of Hawaii’s medical cannabis dispensaries will go cashless as of Oct 1., opting instead to use the CanPay… Read More
Mon / Aug 14th
Hawaii’s first licensed dispensary must close for two days and change their operating hours after the company’s products didn’t clear… Read More
Wed / Aug 9th
Hawaii’s first medical cannabis dispensary has finally opened its doors one week after the Department of Health granted a license… Read More
Tue / Aug 1st
Hawaii’s patients are one step closer to finally gaining access to medical cannabis dispensaries more than two years after the… Read More
Tue / Jul 4th
The launch of Hawaii’s medical cannabis program faces more delays after the Hawaii Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company (HEMIC) announced last… Read More
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