Mobi PCS President to apply for marijuana dispensary license

HONOLULU -

This year marijuana will be sold legally in Hawaii at more than a dozen locations statewide. One applicant vying for one of just eight licenses is the head of a cell phone company and is no stranger to running a business. However, medical marijuana is an uncharted territory in Hawaii, and getting started in that business won't be cheap.

President and CEO of Mobi PCS Bill Jarvis is ringing in the New Year in pursuit of another business opportunity in Hawaii: medical marijuana sales. He says it's not unlike running a wireless communications company.

"In the retail distribution of cannabis you have to have your own retail stores, same thing in cellular then you have to weave all that together within in a framework of I.T. systems, billing platforms and the like," said Jarvis.

He's done his homework, which included extensive reading, creating a business model and visiting other states with marijuana dispensaries. Jarvis says...

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