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The Department of Health will complete the mandatory review of the applications by the Friday deadline. The panel encountered delays related to the required fingerprinting and background checks of the applicants.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health has named five members to the selection panel for review of the first Medical Marijuana Dispensary licensees. The Department assembled the panel by identifying individuals with relevant experience and knowledge to review the applications and assist DOH in selecting the most qualified applicants. The list of panelists includes: H. […]

The initial open application period for licensing begins Jan. 12, 2016 and closes on Jan. 29, 2016.

Under the new law, eight dispensary licenses will be permitted in the state, including two in Maui County. There are an estimated 13,000 qualified patients throughout the state who are listed as medical marijuana card holders.

Governor Ige has informed the legislature of his intent to veto a list of eight bills. Noticeably absent from the list was the controversial marijuana dispensaries bill, which the governor continues to review. “There are concerns in terms of the implementation. The implementation schedule is very aggressive. We’ll be working very hard to meet those deadlines, but resources made available to the department as well as the aggressive schedule will be a challenge. So, I’m committed to implementing the law in the best way that we can,” said Gov. Ige.

A bill that creates a statewide distribution system for medical marijuana passed out of the state House on the last day of session.

Speaker Souki thanked House members for thinking “outside the box” in resolving Maui hospital’s financial crisis.