Two Hawaii legislative committees on Tuesday approved a bill to legalize recreational weed and establish one agency to regulate medical and adult-use cannabis and hemp.

When David Tarnas first served in the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives some 30 years ago, marijuana was already a major topic ...

Following the collapse of Senate Bill 3335 in the 2024 legislative session, which sought to legalize recreational marijuana, ...

Less than 48 hours after approving a bill to make marijuana use legal for Hawaiʻi residents aged 21 and older, the Hawaiʻi ...

Advocates hope new members in the legislature, including a new House Speaker, will back more progressive laws.

House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Chair David Tarnas makes some preliminary remarks Tuesday afternoon before giving ...

The 300-page House Bill 1246 would create the Hawaiʻi Cannabis and Hemp Office that would oversee the state’s hemp and ...

House Bill 1246 also establishes taxes on the retail sale of adult-use cannabis and the sale of medical cannabis. It would ...

A state bill that would legalize adult personal use of marijuana — as well as regulate recreational cannabis, medical ...

A group of Hawaii lawmakers heard presentations from experts and state officials this week about a new plan to legalize adult ...

But it won’t be easy -- Hawaii’s law enforcement community opposes legalization of recreational marijuana, pointing to other states where super-potent cannabis has been tied to traffic deaths ...