{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-663e-10","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 663E-10","heading":"Defense.","body":"[(a)] It is a defense to any action brought pursuant to this chapter that the person who possessed, distributed, or facilitated the marketing or distribution of a dangerous or harmful drug did so under authority of law as a practitioner, as an ultimate user of the drug pursuant to a lawful prescription, or as a person otherwise authorized by law.\n\n[(b)] A law enforcement officer or agency, the State, or a person acting at the direction of a law enforcement officer or agency or the State is not liable for participating in the illegal drug market if the participation is in furtherance of an official investigation.","path":["HI Code","Division 4","Title 36","Chapter 663E"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol13_Ch0601-0676/HRS0663E/HRS_0663E-0010.docx.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"afe3f37e0f3ee094fc3c0940245285428f614de087b7fb92cba0439022c35e19","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-663e-1","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-663e-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}