The Hawaii Department of Health, Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation (OMCCR) is responsible for administering two distinct but related medical cannabis programs. The Medical Cannabis Registry Program & the Medical Cannabis Dispensary Program are designed to ensure medical cannabis is accessible for Hawaii’s patients, while making quality control and product safety top priorities, as well as ensuring public safety.
The Medical Cannabis Registry Program was created by Act 228 (Session Laws of Hawaii 2000), and is codified in the Hawaii Revised Statutes at part IX, Chapter 329, HRS.
The Medical Cannabis Dispensary Program was created by Act 241 (Session Laws of Hawaii 2015), and is codified in the Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) at Chapter 329D, HRS.
Medical Cannabis Registry Program
The Hawaii Department of Health has administered the Medical Cannabis Registry Program since it was transferred from the Hawaii Department of Public Safety on January 1, 2015. Hawaii law requires all qualified patients to be registered with the Medical Cannabis Registry Program before they begin to use cannabis for medicinal purposes:
The Department of Health is also required:
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Medical Cannabis Dispensary Program
The Hawaii Department of Health oversees the dispensary licensure program to monitor the quality of the cannabis products from seed to sale:
Act 241 was signed into law in July 2015 and became Chapter 329D, HRS.
Medical cannabis has been legal in Hawaii since 2000, but access to medical cannabis remained a challenge.
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