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Hawaii Senate Kills ‘De Facto’ Weed Legalization

April 25, 2024
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A bill to increase the amount of marijuana a person can possess before facing stiff criminal penalties failed 15-9 in the Hawaii Senate on Monday. It was the second defeat of a measure at the Legislature this session to allow…

Hawaii Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Decriminalization Bill

The Hawaii House of Representatives last week approved legislation to expand the state’s decriminalization of marijuana, only three days after a bill to legalize recreational cannabis in the state was killed for this year by House leaders. The House voted…

Citing potential impacts, House leaders kill proposal to legalize recreational marijuana

A move to legalize marijuana for recreational use died Tuesday at the state Capitol, with opposing lawmakers saying more research is needed on the proposal’s potential impacts. Despite strong support in the state Senate, House leaders Tuesday afternoon announced they will…

Thousands In Hawaii With Arrest Records For Marijuana Possession Could Have Them Expunged

Over 36,000 people in Hawaii arrested for possessing less than 3 grams of marijuana before that offense was decriminalized in 2019 could have all or part of their criminal records expunged at no cost if legislation to amend the state’s…

Hawaii Lawmakers Approve Recreational Marijuana Legalization Bill

February 14, 2024
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Two Hawaii legislative committees on Tuesday approved a bill to legalize recreational marijuana, with lawmakers in both panels voting to advance the measure after adopting several amendments to the legislation. The measure, which was introduced in both the Hawaii Senate…

Hawaii attorney general issues clear roadmap for legalizing recreational marijuana

November 20, 2023
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In a breakthrough for recreational marijuana use in Hawaii, Attorney General Anne Lopez has proposed a comprehensive plan designed to overcome hurdles that have blocked legalization for years. Right now in Hawaii, the only way to buy marijuana legally is…

Hawaiian Senate puff, puff, passes recreational marijuana bill to the House

A bill to legalize cannabis for recreational use in Hawaiʻi will move from the Senate to the House of Representatives this week. If passed during this session, Hawaiʻi would be the 22nd state to legalize the drug. Senate Bill 669 would…

Hawaii Senator Votes ‘No’ Then ‘Yes’ To Legalize Marijuana

February 17, 2023
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The Hawaii Capitol can be full of surprises. At a joint hearing Thursday, Republican Sen. Brenton Awa first voted “no” then voted “yes” on a bill that would legalize marijuana in Hawaii. Awa said he supports legalizing marijuana. In fact,…

Push to legalize recreational cannabis underway in Hawaii

January 12, 2023
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A recent local government-led task force report on legalizing adult recreational cannabis use is neither for nor against making such a change in Hawaii, but a concerted push has begun for the Legislature to do it this year. A recent…

Patients fear losing access to medical cannabis amid push to restrict amateur grow operations in Hawaii

April 14, 2021
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Since the day medical cannabis was legalized in Hawaii more than two decades ago, the program has centered around the rights of patients and caregivers to grow their own marijuana. But now, state health officials want to create new rules…

Committee passes marijuana decriminalization bill in Hawaii

February 17, 2021
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A measure that would decriminalize the possession of up to 1 ounce of marijuana passed its first committee hearing on Tuesday. Senate Bill 758 would increase from 3 grams to 1 ounce the minimum amount of marijuana that a defendant…

Lawmakers push to legalize marijuana for personal use in Hawaii

February 5, 2021
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Outside medical cannabis use, more than a half dozen marijuana-related bills, including a measure to legalize its recreational use, have been introduced this legislative session. Not one had secured a hearing before an assigned committee as of press-time Thursday. Feb.…

Marijuana legislation rolling along in Hawaii

About one-third of the marijuana-related bills introduced in the state Legislature this year have successfully passed the halfway point before possibly becoming law. Thursday marked the deadline for all bills to cross over into their nonoriginating chamber — that is,…

Hawaiʻi’s Medical Marijuana Oligopoly

October 4, 2019
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It seems crazy that though Hawaiʻi has legalized medical marijuana, many patients still buy from the black market because it’s easier, cheaper and there’s more variety. The state government opted for a tightly controlled, vertically integrated industry of eight companies.…

Hawaii has decriminalized marijuana

Hawaii on Tuesday decriminalized marijuana, making it the 26th state to decriminalize or legalize the drug. The new law removes the possibility of jail time as a penalty for up to three grams of marijuana, but maintains a $130 fine. Hawaii’s Democrat-controlled…