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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.…

State-regulated marijuana vape cartridges aren’t safe in Hawaii, doctor and whistleblower say

June 5, 2020
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HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A lack of proper controls over Hawaii’s medical marijuana dispensaries is putting patients’ health in danger, a doctor and state Department of Health whistleblower told Hawaii News Now during a months-long investigation. Medical cannabis is prescribed…

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.…

Maui and Maine: A world apart but maybe much closer than you think.

I recently traveled from New England to Hawaii to attend the 3rd annual Maui Medical Cannabis Symposium. I obviously enjoyed leaving our winter in Maine for a trip under the sun in Maui. But it was also very inspiring to…

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…

Hawaii Dispensaries Can Now Serve Out-of-State Cannabis Patients

Traveling to Hawaii just got a whole lot easier for out-of-state medical marijuana patients. The state Department of Health announced this week that Hawaii will now allow visitors who are qualified to receive medical marijuana elsewhere in the US to…

Arcadia Biosciences Receives Its First Industrial Hemp Program License in Hawaii

PRESS RELEASE The company’s new cannabis-dedicated operating unit, Arcadia Specialty Genomics, will commence research this April with a new 10-acre hemp cultivation facility. DAVIS, Calif. (March 4, 2019) – Building on last week’s launch of Arcadia Specialty GenomicsTM, a new…

Hawaii decides again not to legalize marijuana

On the political spectrum, Hawaii is among the bluest of states. Democrats control all the levers of power at the state and federal levels, and voters back Democratic presidential candidates over Republicans by some of the widest margins in the…

By next year, out-of-state medical marijuana users will be able to buy cannabis in Hawaii, but there’s a catch

August 23, 2018
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Out-of-state medical marijuana users next year will be able to buy cannabis products at dispensaries in Hawaii. The only hitches: Visitors will need to apply online and pay $45 (plus a $4.50 processing fee) for a temporary Hawaii medical marijuana…

Going Cashless in Hawaii Rests on Uncertain Future of Industry There and Potential Legal Challenges to Come

On September 12, Hawaii Governor David Ige and state Financial Institutions Commissioner Iris Ikeda announced what they called a banking solution for the marijuana business in the state that will allow Hawaii’s medical cannabis dispensaries to access financial services and…

Hawaii Plans to Be First Cashless Cannabis State

September 13, 2017
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State officials announced Tuesday that Hawaii will be the first state to require marijuana sales to be handled without cash, saying they want to avoid robberies and other crimes targeting dispensaries. Medical marijuana dispensaries in Hawaii won’t be allowed to…

Hawaii’s First Dispensary Sales in Two Decades Plagued by Regulatory and Operational Burdens

It’s been two years since the implementation of the medical cannabis dispensary program in the Aloha State. Finally, on August 8 and 9, two dispensary retail outlets opened for business - one on Maui and one on O‘ahu, respectively. For…