Growers are commonly defined as the qualifying patients, designated caregivers, or the entities authorized by law to grow and cultivate marijuana for medical use.
Under the Hawaii Medical Marijuana Program, a qualifying patient and a designated caregiver who possess registry identification certificates may engage in the cultivation of medical marijuana only at the following locations:
- The qualifying patient’s home address; or
- The primary caregiver’s home address; or
- Other location owned or controlled by the qualifying patient or the primary caregiver that is approved by the administrator and designated on the registry certificate issued by the department.
The qualifying patient and primary caregiver may not jointly grow and possess more than an “adequate supply,” which under the law, is defined as seven marijuana plants, whether immature or mature, and four ounces of usable marijuana at any given time.
The law does not allow for marijuana dispensaries and does not authorize any person or entity to sell or dispense marijuana to medical marijuana patients. While the law authorizes the medical use of marijuana, it does not authorize the distribution of marijuana through dispensaries, other than the transfer from a qualifying patient’s primary caregiver to the qualifying patient.