Welcome to GreenWay Hawaii! We are an online resource and physicians’ network that helps patients obtain their medical marijuana cards in Hawaii. We also have a full range of online resources to help you navigate the application process and learn more as you begin your treatment with medical marijuana.
The possession and use of medical marijuana was legalized in the state of Hawaii with the enactment and approval of Senate Bill 862, which was signed into law by the state Governor on June 14, 2000, and became effective on December 28, 2000. An amendment to the law provides that the State Medical Marijuana Program previously administered by the Department of Public Safety shall ultimately be transferred to the Department of Public Health no later than January 1, 2015.
The law removes state-level criminal offense on the use, possession, and cultivation of marijuana by patients who are suffering from debilitating medical conditions as certified by a physician. It establishes a mandatory and confidential patient registry that issues identification cards for the qualifying patients and designated caregivers.
On January 2, 2015, the provision of the law pertaining to “adequate supply,” which a patient and his designated caregiver can jointly possess was redefined as seven marijuana plants, whether mature or immature, and four ounces of usable marijuana at any given time.