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SB3275Introduced in the Senate

Relating To Cannabis.

IntroducedSenate Ways and Means

Introduced by Joy San Buenaventura, District 2

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Beginning January 1, 2027, legalizes low-dose and low-potency cannabis for personal adult use by persons over the age of twenty-one, including cultivation of a certain quantity of plants at a private residence. Legalizes cannabis accessories. Requires the Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation to adopt rules to effectuate the legalization of low-dose and low-potency cannabis. (SD1)

Where it stands

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC.

February 20, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments · February 19, 2026

3

Yes

2

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to CPN/HHS, WAM/JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on CPN/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-17-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on CPN/HHS deferred the measure until 02-18-26 10:06AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee(s) on HHS deferred the measure until 02-18-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  7. The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 02-19-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  8. The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  9. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lamosao; and 0 Excused: none.

  10. Reported from CPN/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2654) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

  11. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC.

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