Status: Cannabis is legal for medical use but illegal for recreational use.
Most Recent/Upcoming Legislation: Bill slated for 2020 that would decriminalize up to 3 grams or less of Marijuana punishable by a $130 fine.
History of Hawaii Cannabis Legislation
2000: Governor Ben Cayetano signed Act 228 into law allowing medical marijuana cardholders to grow their own cannabis or appoint a caretaker to do so.
2015: Hawaii created the Medical Marijuana Dispensary Program.
2016: Hawaii allows eight dispensaries in the state.
2016: Governor David Ige signed Act 228 creating a pilot program to oversee the cultivation of industrial hemp for agricultural or academic research.
2017: Hawaii House of Representatives Agricultural Committee passed legislation removing criminal sanctions for planting, growing, harvesting, etc. industrial hemp.
Senator Maize Hirono, Democrat
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 224-6361
Email/Website: www.hirono.senate.gov/contact
Address: 713 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Next Election: 2024
Senator Brian Schatz, Democrat
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 224-3934
Email/Website: www.schatz.senate.gov/contact
Address: 722 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Next Election: 2022
Representative Ed Case, Democrat, First District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-2726
Email/Website: https://case.house.gov/’
Address: 2443 45 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Tulsi Gabbard, Democrat, Second District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state and federal level.
Phone: (202) 225-4906
Email/Website: https://gabbard.house.gov/
Address: 1433 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515