H.B. 1539 Summary

• Legalizes marijuana for personal use by removing criminal penalties for possession and distribution of marijuana and marijuana concentrates for personal consumption.

• Permits cultivation of up to 10 marijuana plants on residential-zoned land and unlimited plants on agricultural-zoned land, with each county able to specify additional rules.

• Creates criminal penalties for selling intoxicating compounds from marijuana or marijuana concentrates to minors under age 18, with fines of $500 for first offense and $500-$2,000 for subsequent offenses.

• Removes marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols from Hawaii's controlled substances schedule while maintaining criminal penalties for marijuana-related activities involving violence, firearms, criminal enterprises, or distribution to minors.

• Repeals existing statutes criminalizing commercial promotion of marijuana in the first and second degrees and removes related marijuana-specific offenses from the penal code.