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Police Chiefs, Honolulu Mayor And Prosecutor Join Forces Against Legalizing Recreational Weed David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Police Chiefs, Honolulu Mayor And Prosecutor Join Forces Against Legalizing Recreational Weed

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A measure drafted by the Attorney General’s Office would also establish a regulatory authority.

Hawaii Hemp Growers Don’t Want To Be Regulated Like Marijuana Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Hemp Growers Don’t Want To Be Regulated Like Marijuana

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The Legislature is expected to consider a bill this session to create a new state entity that would oversee recreational and medicinal cannabis as well as industrial hemp.

Hawaii Senator Votes ‘No’ Then ‘Yes’ To Legalize Marijuana Screenshot/2023

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

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The full Senate is expected to pass a legalization measure in the coming weeks.

Black Market Weed Is Still The Buyer’s Choice Over Legal Marijuana In Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Black Market Weed Is Still The Buyer’s Choice Over Legal Marijuana In Hawaii

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Market structure and regulation have made medical cannabis far more expensive than illegal products, and consumers are choosing the cheaper option.
Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Voters Split Over Recreational Marijuana Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat/2018

Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Voters Split Over Recreational Marijuana

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The Hawaii Legislature chose not to advance a bill this year to make pot legal, even as more states progress in the opposite direction.

‘Maui Wowee’: County Council Sees Potential Financial Boost From Pot Industry Flickr: Heath Alseike

‘Maui Wowee’: County Council Sees Potential Financial Boost From Pot Industry

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Council members are hoping other Hawaii counties express support for marijuana legalization too. Legislative leaders and Gov. David Ige have long opposed the idea.
Hawaii’s Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Remain Open During Virus Crisis Allan Parachini/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii’s Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Remain Open During Virus Crisis

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Like other businesses, the pot shops are offering special kupuna services and social distancing practices.
Danny De Gracia: CBD Sales Would Be Good For Hawaii Getty Images/iStockphoto

Danny De Gracia: CBD Sales Would Be Good For Hawaii

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Reluctance to legalize marijuana should not hamper a potentially profitable and useful new market for CBD.
Ige Veto Means Some Eligible Patients Still Can’t Get Medical Cannabis Legally Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Ige Veto Means Some Eligible Patients Still Can’t Get Medical Cannabis Legally

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The bill to allow interisland transport of the medicine would have been especially helpful for patients on Molokai and Lanai, which have no dispensaries.
Hawaii Medical Cannabis Patients Can Get Card Extensions Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Hawaii Medical Cannabis Patients Can Get Card Extensions

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Eligible patients will soon be able to renew their cards for up to two years, according to the Department of Health.