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If a bill that sets up a medical marijuana dispensary system in Hawaii becomes law, the state’s Department of Health will have about a year to come up with administrative rules. Currently, the bill sits on Gov. David Ige’s desk after being passed by members of the state House and Senate earlier this week.
Under the proposed law, eight medical marijuana dispensary licenses will be issued; three on Oahu, two each on the Big Island and Maui County, and one on Kauai. Under the proposed program, each licensee can have two retail locations, for a total of 16 statewide.
However, transactions between medical marijuana patients and retail stores will likely be cash only. That’s because the federal government still considers marijuana a Schedule I substance under the 1972 Controlled Substances Act, and many banks are hesitant to do business with marijuana merchants.
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