Hawaii Cannabis Laws & Dispensary Compliance Guide
Last reviewed: June 14, 2026
Dutchie does not provide compliance advice. Merchants are responsible for their own compliance. External Dutchie compliance documentation may be updated from time to time and has been prepared for informational purposes only, is not intended to provide, and should not be relied on for, tax, legal or compliance advice. Merchants should consult their own tax, legal and compliance advisors to determine how best to operate within the cannabis industry.
Market Type
Hawaii offers medical cannabis for qualifying patients. Hawaii’s cannabis program is managed by the Department of Health.
BioTrack & Inventory
Hawaii uses BioTrack as its state traceability platform. All patient sales and inventory actions must be reported to the state’s traceability system. The state has specific rules and protocols in the event of downtime.
Purchase Limits
- 4 Oz per 15 days
- and 8 Oz per 30 days
Equivalencies
Product equivalencies are managed by the producer of a manufactured cannabis product:
“§11-850-74 Equivalent weights for manufactured cannabis products. A dispensary licensee that produces manufactured cannabis products shall calculate the equivalent physical weight of the cannabis that is used to manufacture the product, and shall make available to the department and to consumers of the manufactured cannabis product the equivalency calculations and the formulas used.”
Taxes
Hawaii applies a ~4% cannabis excise tax plus a 4.5% sales tax (Oahu).
Delivery
State Resources
Recent Updates
Inter-island transport of cannabis is prohibited under §11-850-36(k), except solely for the purposes of laboratory analysis.
