Medical Marijuana

News Coverage, Documents, Resources, Background Materials

A Guide to Hawai‘i's Law for Physicians, Patients and Caregivers - Second Edition (August 2008)

This guide is a comprehensive 12 page document published by the DPFH. It includes the wording of the actual State of Hawai‘i law and background information. If you cannot access this document from your computer, please contact us (by email or postal mail) and we will send you a copy in the mail.
• Please click here to download the PDF file of the Second Edition

In addition to the law you may also want to check:
Chapter 23-202, Hawai'i Administrative Rules for Medical Use of Marijuana, adopted December 14, 2000.

These Administrative Rules are the procedures that the Narcotics Enforcement Division must follow in administering the medical use of marijuana program. They are more detailed than the law that established the program. For example one of the rules states: "523-202-6 (c) Qualifying patients and their primary caregivers may apply for renewal not earlier than sixty days prior to the expiration date of their certificate." To download the complete 18 pages PDF file, please click here

Tweaking Medical Marijuana Legislation

Aired on Hawaii Public Radio
Nine years ago this week the Hawai‘i Legislature became the first in the nation to approve the use of medical marijuana. But now advocates are pushing for a study of what they say are serious flaws with the legislation. HPR's Ben Markus reports.
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August 23, 2008: 15th Anniversary Celebration, October 10, 2008
Presentation of the 2008 Ho‘omaluhia Award
Featuring Guest Speaker: Clifford Thornton, Founder of Efficacy.
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August 6, 2008: Blue card blues - Will a government mix-up create a chilling effect?
Honolulu Weekly by Pamela Lichty
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July 09, 2008: Governor's Task Force Veto Upsets Medical Marijuana Users
• Hawai‘i Pubic Radio Report click here

June 27, 2008: Popularity grows for medical marijuana
Hawaii Tribune-Herald, by Peter Sur, Staff Writer
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         • The Media Awareness Project for this article click here




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Medical Marijuana in the News more - click here
DPFH's Guide to Hawai'i's Medical Marijuana Law for Physicians, Patients and Caregivers, Second Edition (August 2008). Download the PDF file
 
The Budgetary Implications of Marijuana Decriminalization and Legalization for Hawai‘i (22 pages). Download as a PDF file (80K)
A Survey  of substance abuse prevention education programs in Hawai‘i schools (42 pages). Download as a PDF file (252K).