Hawaii cannabis history
Reviewed
Act 228, the medical-use law, was approved June 14, 2000. A Department of Health report says there is no regulated adult-use cannabis in Hawaii.
This is a short history, not legal advice. The rules that apply today are on the Hawaii cannabis laws page. A date is included only when the linked page states it.
At a glance
June 14, 2000The session law says the legislature did not intend to legalize marijuana for other than medical purposes.
July 2015The health department says the dispensary law, Act 241, was signed in July 2015 and became chapter 329D.
2026 reportThe report, posted by the department, also says consumers can buy hemp-derived cannabis and alternative cannabinoid products.
Medical use
- The approval line on Act 228 is the signature date. The calendar day when Act 241 was signed is not stated on the department page.
Sources
- not intend to legalize marijuana for other than medical purposes
- hemp-derived cannabis and alternative cannabinoid products
- signed in July 2015
Citations were checked against the linked pages on October 24, 2026. Claims without a statute, election result, regulator page, court opinion, or news report were left out.