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
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