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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 712-1245

Promoting a harmful drug in the second degree

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case United States v. James Daniel Good Real Property (1993)

Most recently applied in United States v. James Daniel Good Real Property (December 1993)

L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 1975, c 119, §2 and c 163, §6(g); am L 1989, c 163, §4; gen ch 1992

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(1) A person commits the offense of promoting a harmful drug in the second degree if the person knowingly:

(a) Possesses fifty 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-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

(c) Distributes any harmful drug or any marijuana concentrate in any amount.

(2) Promoting a harmful drug in the second degree is a class B felony.

Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.