Cannabis Legalization Bill Approved by Two Hawaii House Committees
Wed / Feb 5th
Lawmakers in two Hawaii House committees have advanced a bill to legalize cannabis and establish a regulated adult-use marketplace.
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 / Feb 5th
Lawmakers in two Hawaii House committees have advanced a bill to legalize cannabis and establish a regulated adult-use marketplace.
Thu / Jan 30th
New legislation introduced in Hawaii seeks to legalize adult-use cannabis and establish the Hawaii Cannabis and Hemp Office, which would oversee the state’s medical cannabis and hemp businesses alongside its future adult-use industry.
Mon / Jan 6th
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green (D) signed an executive order with stopgap protections for medical cannabis caregivers as some provisions of the state’s existing medical cannabis program expired on December 31, 2024.
Mon / Dec 2nd
Hawaii’s medical cannabis caregivers program could become outlawed starting January 1 under “sunset” provisions written into the state’s medical cannabis law.
Wed / Apr 24th
The Hawaii Senate has rejected a cannabis decriminalization proposal over concerns that the reforms would lead to a stronger illicit market in the state.
Wed / Apr 3rd
Hawaii lawmakers in the House Finance Committee rejected the state’s Senate-approved adult-use cannabis legalization proposal, killing the bill for the year.
Fri / Mar 15th
Hawaii House lawmakers in two key committees this week voted to advance — with amendments — the cannabis legalization bill that was passed earlier this month by the state Senate.
Fri / Mar 8th
Wed / Mar 6th
Lawmakers in the Hawaii Senate voted decisively to legalize adult-use cannabis on Tuesday but the proposal faces an uncertain future in the House, which rejected a legalization proposal last year.
Wed / Feb 7th
Tue / Nov 21st
Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez has authored a bill to legalize adult-use cannabis; the proposal includes a 10% tax surcharge and 4.25% excise tax on adult-use sales but would not impose taxes on the medical cannabis industry.
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
Website & branding by the Ganjapreneur in-house agency:
Uplifted cannabis industry branding & marketing.