(1) A person commits the offense of promoting a dangerous drug in the third degree if the person knowingly possesses any dangerous drug in any amount.
(2) Promoting a dangerous drug in the third degree is a class C felony.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 712-1243
Promoting a dangerous drug in the third degree
Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case State v. Tuan Quoc Nguyen (1996)
Most recently applied in State v. Kolo (April 2023)
L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 1975, c 163, §6(e); gen ch 1993; am L 1996, c 308, §4; am L 2002, c 161, §8; am L 2004, c 44, §7
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Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.