Aloha Green Apothecary gets approval for fourth medical cannabis retail dispensary

The Hawai‘i State Department of Health has issued a formal notice to proceed to retail to Aloha Green Holdings, Inc. dba Aloha Green Apothecary after passing the final on-site inspection of their fourth retail dispensary. Aloha Green Apothecary’s new retail location is at 92-1047 Olani St., Unit 1-110 in Kapolei on Oʻahu. The dispensary expects to begin sales at the new retail facility this week.

“Aloha Green Apothecary’s newest location provides an additional option to patients in West Oʻahu,” said Program Manager Michele Nakata of the Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation. This will be the state’s 23^rd retail dispensing location. 

As of June 29, 2023, a statewide total of 33,032 patients, and 2,797 caregivers were registered statewide. The primary reported condition for registered adult patients is severepain. The primary reported conditions for children under 18 years of age are seizures and post-traumatic stress disorder.

The other licensed retail centers operating in the state include: Hawaiʻi Island

• Big Island Grown:
  • 750 Kanoelehua Ave., Suite 104, Hilo, HI 96720
  • 64-1040 Mamalahoa Highway, Waimea, HI 96743
  • 74-5617 Pawai Place, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
• Hawaiian Ethos: 
  • 73-5613 Olowalu St., Suite 7, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
  • 64-1035 Mamalahoa Highway, Unit J, Kamuela, HI 96743
  • 578 Kanoelehua Ave., Hilo, HI 96720

Kauaʻi Island 

• Green Aloha: 
  • 4-1565 Kuhio Highway, Suite 3, Kapaʻa, HI 96746
  • 2827 Poʻipū Road, Kōloa, HI 96756 

Maui Island

• Maui Grown Therapies:
  • 44 Paa St., Kahului, HI 96732
  • 1087 Limahana Place, Unit 4B, Lahaina, HI 96761
  • 7 Aewa Place, Unit #3, Makawao, HI 96768
• Pono Life Sciences:
  • 415 Dairy Road, Kahului, HI 96732
  • 115 North Market St., Wailuku, HI 96793
  • 149 Hana Highway, Pā’ia, HI 96779

O‘ahu Island

• Aloha Green Apothecary:
  • 1314 South King St., Honolulu, HI 96814
  • 2113 Kalākaua Ave., Honolulu, HI 96815
  • 3131 North Nimitz Highway, Honolulu, HI 96819
• Cure Oahu: 
  • 727 Kapahulu Ave., Honolulu, HI 96816
  • 4850 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, HI 96707
• Noa Botanicals:
  • 1308 Young St., Honolulu, HI 96814
  • 46-028 Kawa St., Kāneʻohe, HI 96744
  • 98-302 Kamehameha Highway, Aiea, HI 96701

Registered patients and their caregivers may purchase up to four ounces of medical cannabis during a 15-consecutive-day period and purchase a maximum of eight ounces over a 30-consecutive-day period. When bringing medical cannabis home after purchasing it from a dispensary, the medical cannabis must be in a sealed container and not visible to the public.

All use of medical cannabis must be on private property and may not be used in any moving vehicle while on the road, at work, at the beach, on hiking trails, or in any otherpublic space. It is illegal to use or possess medical cannabis on any federally owned property such as military installations and national parks.

More information on the Medical Cannabis Dispensary Program is available at http://health.hawaii.gov/medicalcannabis/.