HRS §712-1244
Promoting a harmful drug in the first degree
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This law makes it a serious crime to knowingly possess or give out certain amounts of harmful drugs or marijuana concentrates. The amounts are set by law. Giving any amount to a minor is also covered. A conviction is a class A felony, the most serious type.
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The statute, as written — Promoting a harmful drug in the first degree
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(1) A person commits the offense of promoting a harmful drug in the first degree if the person knowingly: (a) Possesses one hundred or more capsules or tablets or dosage units containing one or more of the harmful drugs or one or more of the marijuana concentrates, or any combination thereof; (b) Possesses one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures, or substances, of an aggregate weight of one ounce or more containing one or more of the harmful drugs or one or more of the marijuana concentrates, or any combination thereof; (c) Distributes twenty-five or more capsules or tablets or dosage units containing one or more of the harmful drugs or one or more of the marijuana concentrates, or any combination thereof; (d) Distributes one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures, or substances, of an aggregate weight of one-eighth ounce or more, containing one or more of the harmful drugs or one or more of the marijuana concentrates, or any combination thereof; or (e) Distributes any harmful drug or any marijuana concentrate in any amount to a minor. (2) Promoting a harmful drug in the first degree is a class A felony.
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