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Hawaii's Cannabis Market: What the State's Own Data Reveals

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From RN Collins, selected work

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Research cited

  1. Cannabis Public Policy Consulting, An Economic Analysis of the Current Medical and Future Adult-Use Cannabis Market in Hawai'i, December 19, 2025 health.hawaii.gov
  2. Hawaii Department of Health, report to the 2026 Legislature on medical cannabis dispensaries, January 20, 2026 health.hawaii.gov
  3. Hawaii Department of Law Enforcement, Notice of Federal Scheduling Actions, May 15, 2026 law.hawaii.gov

Other sources

  1. Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, press release, March 2025 dbedt.hawaii.gov
  2. Federal Register, 91 FR 22714, April 28, 2026 (AG Order 6754-2026) federalregister.gov
  3. Honolulu Star-Advertiser, February 8, 2026, Bills aimed at legalizing recreational marijuana lack support staradvertiser.com

Images, slide by slide

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Illustrative photo: a rainbow over Honolulu high-rises and neighborhoods, seen from an upper floor near the State CapitolPhoto: Daniel RamirezPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: a concrete column and coffered ceiling in an open breezeway at the Hawaii State Capitol, with palm trees beyondPhoto: w_lemayPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: Honolulu Hale, Honolulu's city hall, with its tower and palm treesPhoto: Joel BradshawPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: the arched entrance doors of the Hawaii State Library in HonoluluPhoto: Steven PavlovPhoto record
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Sea cliffs and a rock stack on the coast of Molokai seen from above, one of the two Hawaiian islands the slide names as having no dispensariesPhoto: James Brennan MolokaiPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: the ramp at Honolulu's Daniel K. Inouye International Airport at dusk, with baggage carts and an airliner tailPhoto: Thomas WoodtliPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: palm trees and a lawn with a modern sculpture beside a government building in Honolulu's Capital Historic DistrictPhoto: Radosław BotevPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: stone sculptures on a lawn under a large monkeypod tree in front of a columned building in downtown HonoluluPhoto: PaulT (Gunther Tschuch)Photo record
Slide 9
The square sky opening (oculus) seen from the atrium floor of the Hawaii State Capitol in Honolulu, the building where the House of Representatives and Senate meetPhoto: w_lemayPhoto record
Slide 10
The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C., headquarters of the agency whose Acting Attorney General issued the April 2026 order placing marijuana under a state medical license in Schedule IIIPhoto: Tony WebsterPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: the corner of the roof and concrete frame of the Hawaii State CapitolPhoto: w_lemayPhoto record
Slide 11b
Illustrative photo: the tiled main hall of the Hawaii State Library with a chandelier, balcony and a few distant visitorsPhoto: Steven PavlovPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: the courtyard of the Hawaii State Library with a round planter and palm trunksPhoto: Joel BradshawPhoto record

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