HAR §11-850-145
HAR §11-850-145. Advertising and displays
Cite as Haw. Code R. § 11-850-145
(a) A dispensary licensee shall not engage in advertising in any media including but not limited to:
(1) Broadcast or electronic media:
(A) Radio;
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(B) Television;
(C) Internet; and
(D) Social media;
(2) Print media:
(A) Newspaper;
(B) Magazine;
(C) Billboards; and
(D) Placards on public transit vehicles or public transit shelters;
provided that a dispensary licensee may provide only general information on the dispensary licensee's contact information, its retail dispensing location, and a list of products available for dispensing with a description limited to the information specified in section 11-850-143 by means of a website or a private messaging system in which an individual requests such information from the dispensary.
(b) A dispensary licensee shall not display cannabis or manufactured cannabis products in windows or in public view.
(c) A dispensary shall not depict on advertising, product lists, or product menus:
(1) Cannabis use;
(2) Smoking;
(3) A child;
(4) A celebrity or influencer;
(5) Any cartoon figure primarily appealing to children or having a special attractiveness to children beyond the general attractiveness for adults;
(6) Any product that can be confused with a commercially available food or candy; or
(7) The words "candy" and "candies."
(d) A dispensary and its employees shall not make health or benefit claims regarding its products that are unsubstantiated, false, or misleading in any particular. [Eff 12/14/15; §11-850-93; am, ren §11-850-145, and comp 2/24/22; comp 4/29/22; am and comp 11/17/22; comp 8/7/23; comp 12/6/24; am and comp
NOV 17 2025 ] (Auth: HRS §§321-9, 329D-7, 329D-11, 329D-27) (Imp: HRS §§329D-6, 329D-7, 329D-11; SLH 2017, Act 170, §3)
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