Hawaii (Jurisdiction Profile)

Jurisdiction Identity

Field	Value
State	Hawaii (HI)
Country	United States
Primary cannabis authority	Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation, Hawaii Department of Health
Official website	https://health.hawaii.gov/medicalcannabis/
Last verified	2026-08-09

Current Cannabis Framework

Dimension	Status
Adult-use possession	Prohibited (adult-use bills did not pass in 2026)
Adult-use commercial sales	Not operational
Medical cannabis	Regulated program (2015; patient registry since 2000-era program)
Home cultivation	Medical patients may cultivate per registration rules (limited)
Hemp relationship	Hemp retailer/distributor registration required from July 1, 2026

Regulatory Overview

Hawaii’s medical cannabis program is administered by the Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation within the Department of Health, with a patient registry and licensed dispensaries. DOH reported 28,849 valid in-state patients as of May 31, 2026; “329” refers to the statutory card/program chapter, not the patient count. Adult-use legalization bills (e.g., HB 1246 in 2026) were not enacted. Hawaii introduced hemp retailer and distributor registration effective July 1, 2026.

Data Surface

Data surface	Available?	Official source	Machine-readable?	Notes
License registry	partial	DOH medical cannabis licensee records	no	Dispensary licenses published; no documented API
Testing-laboratory registry	partial	DOH licensee records	no	No distinct public testing-lab registry located
Laboratory testing rules	yes	HAR Title 11, ch. 850	no	Codified testing requirements
Contaminant/action limits	yes	HAR 11-850	no	Set in regulation
Recalls/advisories	no public source located	—	—	No structured feed located as of retrieval
Product/package identifiers	unknown	—	—	Not confirmed as publicly exposed
COAs/batch results	no public source located	—	—	Not published as open data
Sales data	partial	DOH program statistics	no	Aggregate program stats published
Open-data downloads	no public source located	—	—	No cannabis open-data portal located

Sources & Provenance

Statutory framework: Hawaii medical cannabis law (HRS ch. 329, Part IX); HAR 11-850.
Regulator: DOH Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation — https://health.hawaii.gov/medicalcannabis/
Patient registry: https://medmj.ehawaii.gov/
Program statistics: 28,849 valid in-state patients as of May 31, 2026 — https://health.hawaii.gov/medicalcannabisregistry/submenu/program-statistics/
Hemp registration: Required from July 1, 2026 (DOH announcement).
Retrieval date: 2026-08-09

Graph Connections

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