This legislative brief was prepared following the 2025 consideration of SB1613. It identifies remaining structural gaps in Hawaiʻi’s cannabis policy and outlines a farmer inclusive framework for future adult use legislation. The … View source
Adult use cannabis legalization will return to the Hawaiʻi Legislature.The outcome will depend less on whether it passes and more on how it is structured. If adult use passes without meaningful farmer … View source
Cannabis policy in Hawaiʻi often treats dispensaries and farmers as interchangeable. They are not. This confusion sits at the center of every flawed cannabis bill introduced so far. Until lawmakers separate these … View source
Hawaiʻi does not have the option of copying mainland cannabis policy. Geography, infrastructure, land use, and cost structure make Hawaiʻi fundamentally different from states that legalized earlier. Policy that ignores those differences … View source
enate Bill 1613 did not become law, but it matters. Introduced during the 2025 Legislative Session, SB1613 represented a serious attempt to move Hawaiʻi toward an adult-use cannabis framework. The bill advanced … View source
SB1613 Alignment and Required AmendmentsPakalolo Project Policy Framework OverviewHawaiʻi stands at a crossroads in shaping its adult-use cannabis policy. SB1613 proposes to expand the state’s existing medical cannabis framework under HRS Chapter … View source
Hawai‘i stands at a crossroads in shaping its adult use cannabis policy. During the 2025 Legislative Session, Senate Bill 1613 was introduced as a proposal to expand Hawai‘i’s existing medical cannabis framework … View source
By making local officials the gatekeepers for million-dollar businesses, states created a breeding ground for bribery and favoritism. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/27/marijuana-legalization-corruption-450529 Jasiel Correia’s star was rising. The son of Cape Verdean immigrants in the … View source
Published: 7/3/2024 ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Wes Moore today announced that total medical and adult-use retail sales surpassed $1.1 billion in the first 12 months following legalization. According to the Maryland Cannabis … View source
March 19, 2023|Public Policy, Safe Access, Social Justice Contributors: James Anthony ESQ, Me Fuimaono-Poe FNP-BC Maui Wowie. Kona Gold. Puna Budda. Kauai Electric. Cultivated for generations under the tropical sun in rich, … View source