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The prospects are promising for the measure in the 25-member Senate, but Gov. David Ige opposes legalization.

UPDATED: Hawaiian Ethos is the first dispensary to open in Hawaii County, and the seventh statewide.

A survey sent to almost everyone on the Hawaii primary ballot found 98 who support legalization and only 30 who oppose it.

As we desperately seek alternatives to addictive painkillers, a federal ban on research is obstructing one promising option.

A Kauai dispensary plans to open soon, but Big Island dispensaries have yet to start growing their first crop.

Measures on medical marijuana and all-mail voting are moving forward before the session wraps up next week.

Cannabis has potential for treating various disorders, but pharmaceutical companies won’t do their thing while it’s a Schedule 1 drug.

A measure to ensure that driving under the influence of marijuana remains illegal also addresses other substances.

Key Hawaii legislators in both chambers also support workplace protections for employees who consume medical cannabis.

The licensing and inspection programs remain very short-staffed, but pot shop owners are pleased by the state’s recruitment efforts.