Despite having the support of many prominent politicians in Hawaii including House Speaker Joe Souki (D), a bill to legalize marijuana for adults over the age of 21 recently died in committee. The bill was killed because it didn’t have majority support in the chamber. From the Honolulu Star Advertiser: House judiciary committee Chairman Karl [...]

In just the last few decades there has been a radical change in opinion about marijuana legalization in Hawaii with support for reform growing significantly in the past seven years. According to a QMark Research poll commissioned by the ACLU, a solid majority of voters in the state now support legalizing, regulating and taxing marijuana for [...]