Civil Cafe: Cannabis Policy in Hawaiʻi

Join us for a discussion on cannabis policy in Hawaiʻi, moderated by politics editor Chad Blair.

By Civil Beat

Date and time

Friday, February 21 · 10:30am - 12pm HST

Location

3650 Waialae Ave

3650 Waialae Avenue Suite 200 Honolulu, HI 96816

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

About this event

Event lasts 1 hour 30 minutes

For our next Civil Cafe, we have invited State and City officials, health experts and policy advocates to discuss the possible aftermath of what full legalization for adult recreational use of marijuana would look like in Hawaiʻi. Our panelists include Honolulu Prosecutor Steve Alm, Dr. Gerald Busch from John A. Burns School of Medicine, Nikos Leverenz from Drug Policy Forum of Hawaiʻi, Rep. David Tarnas, House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee Chair and Me Fuimaono-Poe, Nurse Practitioner and Founder of the Malie Cannabis Clinic.

This event will be moderated by Civil Beat politics editor Chad Blair.

If you have any questions you would like to ask our panelists, please submit them here.

Complimentary coffee and pastries will be provided.

This event will be held at the Civil Beat headquarters in Kaimukī, located on the second floor above Goodwill Hawaii. Parking is located within the building at 3650 Waialae Avenue, entrance on Wilhelmina Rise. Parking validation will be provided for all attendees.

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Organized by

Civil Beat

Civil Beat is the largest news outlet dedicated to public affairs reporting about Hawaii. Our focus is on investigative and watchdog journalism, in-depth enterprise reporting, analysis and commentary that gives readers a broad view on issues of importance to the community.

Civil Beat has quickly become one of the most respected news sites in Hawaii. Our journalists have won dozens of state and regional awards and Civil Beat has been named the best news website in Hawaii for the past five years by the Society of Professional Journalists.

Civil Beat also hopes to foster community discussion by providing a place where citizens can debate important issues in a civil manner, free from cheap shots and personal swipes. Our goal is to challenge our leaders to do better. We are the watchdogs of the public’s trust and we take seriously the mission to ensure our government and civic leaders are not abusing that trust.

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