Hawaii Revised Statutes 329d. Medical Marijuana Dispensary System
- 329d-1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter: "Department" means the department of health. "Dispense" or "dispensing" means the act of a licensed dispensary providing marijuana or manufactured...
- 329d-2 Medical Marijuana Dispensaries; Authorized; Licensure.
(a) No person shall operate a medical marijuana dispensary unless the person has a license issued by the department pursuant to this chapter. (b) The...
- 329d-3 Qualifications for Licensure.
(a) Each application for a dispensary license shall include both an individual applicant and an applying entity. (b) The application shall be submitted to...
- 329d-4 Medical Marijuana Dispensaries; License Application Procedure and Verification; Fees.
(a) The department shall make a medical marijuana dispensary license application form available to the public on January 11, 2016, commencing at 8:00 a.m.,...
- 329d-5 Medical Marijuana Dispensaries; Selection.
(a) By January 4, 2016, the department shall provide for a selection process and criteria based on merit for verified applicants for medical marijuana...
- 329d-6 Dispensary Operations.
(a) No person shall operate a dispensary, nor engage in the production, manufacture, or sale of marijuana or manufactured marijuana products, unless the person has...
- 329d-7 Medical Marijuana Dispensary Rules.
The department shall establish standards with respect to: (1) The number of medical marijuana dispensaries that shall be permitted to operate in the State;...
- 329d-8 Laboratory Standards and Testing; Laboratory Certification.
(a) The department shall establish and enforce standards for laboratory-based testing of marijuana and manufactured marijuana products for content, contamination, and consistency. (b) The department...
- 329d-9 Manufacturing of Medical Marijuana Products.
(a) Any medical marijuana dispensary licensed by the department pursuant to this chapter shall be permitted to manufacture marijuana products; provided that the dispensary shall...
- 329d-10 Types of Manufactured Marijuana Products.
(a) The types of medical marijuana products that may be manufactured and distributed pursuant to this chapter shall be limited to: (1) Capsules; (2) Lozenges;...
- 329d-11 Advertising and Packaging.
(a) The department shall establish standards regarding the advertising and packaging of marijuana and manufactured marijuana products; provided that the standards, at a minimum,...
- 329d-12 Background Checks.
Each applicant and licensee for a medical marijuana dispensary license, including the individual applicant and all officers, directors, shareholders with at least twenty-five per...
- 329d-13 Qualifying Patients and Primary Caregivers; Dispensing Limits; Other States.
(a) A qualifying patient or a primary caregiver on behalf of a qualifying patient shall be allowed to purchase no more than four ounces...
- 329d-14 Prohibited Acts Related to Exceeding Limits; Fraud; Penalties.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain or attempt to procure any medical marijuana or medical marijuana product by: (1) Fraud,...
- 329d-15 Criminal Offense; Unauthorized Access to Retail Dispensing Location.
(a) No person shall intentionally or knowingly enter or remain upon the premises of a medical marijuana retail dispensing location unless the individual is: (1)...
- 329d-16 Criminal Offense; Unauthorized Access to Production Centers.
(a) No person shall intentionally or knowingly enter or remain upon the premises of a medical marijuana production center unless the person is: (1)...
- 329d-17 Prohibition of Distribution of Medical Marijuana and Medical Marijuana Products to Minors; Penalties.
(a) A person commits the offense of promoting medical marijuana or medical marijuana products to a minor if the person intentionally or knowingly distributes...
- 329d-18 Diversion From Dispensary or Production Center; Penalties.
(a) A person commits diversion from a dispensary or production center if the person is a licensee, operator, or employee of a dispensary or...
- 329d-19 Criminal Offense; Alteration or Falsification of Medical Marijuana Dispensary Records.
(a) A person commits the offense of alteration or falsification of medical marijuana dispensary records if the person intentionally or knowingly: (1) Makes or...
- 329d-20 Law Enforcement Access to Dispensary and Production Center Records.
Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall disclose information, documents, and other records regarding medical marijuana dispensaries and production centers, upon request, to any...
- 329d-21 Revocation and Suspension of Licenses.
(a) In addition to any other actions authorized by law, the department may deny, revoke, or suspend any license applied for or issued by...
- 329d-22 Medical Marijuana Zoning.
(a) Medical marijuana production centers and dispensaries shall comply with all county zoning ordinances, rules, or regulations; provided that: (1) A medical marijuana production center...
- 329d-23 Annual Inspections, Audits, and Reports.
(a) Each medical marijuana production center and dispensary licensed pursuant to this part shall: (1) Be subject to an annual announced inspection and unlimited...
- 329d-24 Cultivation of Medical Marijuana by Qualifying Patients and Primary Caregivers.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting a qualifying patient or primary caregiver from cultivating or possessing an adequate supply of medical...
- 329d-25 Coordination Among State and Federal Agencies.
The department shall initiate ongoing dialogue among relevant state and federal agencies to identify processes and policies that ensure the privacy of qualifying patients...
- 329d-26 Public Education.
(a) The department shall conduct a continuing education and training program to explain and clarify the purposes and requirements of this chapter or to...
- 329d-27 Administrative Rules.
(a) The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. (b) No later than January 4, 2016,...
Last modified: October 27, 2016