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State regulators present market study and tighten hemp rules as registry goes live
Summary
Hawaii regulators told the House Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Committee that medical cannabis dispensary rules were updated in late 2025, a hemp retailer registry launched in January 2026, and a market study projects sizeable monthly adult‑use demand while urging caution about how monthly projections are annualized.
State regulators gave lawmakers a rapid briefing on Feb. 17 about recent changes to Hawaii’s medical cannabis and hemp rules, a market‑demand study for adult use and new enforcement tools aimed at unregistered hemp retailers.
Andrew Goff, chief of the Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation, told the House Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Committee that Hawaii operates separate regulatory systems for medical cannabis and hemp and that OMCCR’s dispensary rules were updated in November 2025 to allow expanded wholesale inventory and streamline dispensary operations. He said registry rules for providers and patients are being drafted and will move through formal rulemaking.
Goff described Act 269 (2025) as…
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