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Voters want medi-pot patients to have places to buy their medicine, but still oppose legalization of the drug for recreational purposes.

The dispensary bill passed two Senate committees with amendments that move up the time frame for implementation.

Several medical marijuana and decriminalization bills remain alive in the Hawaii Legislature, but outright legalization bills didn’t make it.

Opponents decry the possible impact on youths, but supporters say the proposal would help teens avoid criminal convictions.

The far-reaching discussion covered decriminalization, legalization and access to medical marijuana in Hawaii.

District voters approved a 2014 ballot measure to legalize small amounts of recreational pot for in-home use.

Marijuana would be removed from a Schedule I list of federally banned drugs that includes heroin and LSD. 

As legislators consider bills ranging from establishment of medical dispensaries to outright legalization, panel members weigh in on all sides.

Hawaii law enforcement strongly opposed the legislation while others contended police priorities should lie elsewhere.

UPDATE: Fifteen years after Hawaii legalized medical cannabis, lawmakers may allow patients legal access to their prescriptions without having to grow their own.