Hawaii pot dispensaries can legally open, but none are ready

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Hawaii pot dispensaries can legally open, but none are ready

Cathy Bussewitz, The Associated Press
Updated 11:09 pm, Friday, July 15, 2016

HONOLULU (AP) — Medical marijuana dispensaries can now legally open in Hawaii, but not one is ready to do so.
The state Department of Health said none of the state's eight dispensaries was approved to open by July 15, the first day they were allowed by law.

One big hurdle is the state hasn't certified a lab to test the dispensaries' products.

"On the dispensary front, they're all doing their best to open their doors with as diverse a product line to serve all of the many needs of the patients and all the qualifying conditions that are out there," said Chris Garth, executive director of the Hawaii Dispensary Alliance. "Until those products can be tested in a clinical capacity, no dispensary will be able to open their doors, no matter how perfect their product is."

The state hasn't yet received any applications from interested laboratories, said Janice Okubo, spokeswoman for the Department of Health.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Hawaii-pot-dispensaries-can-legally-open-but-8381100.php

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[forest444]

1. Makes me hungry just reading this.

[PoliticAverse]

2. "can now legally open in Hawaii" - no they can't as pot is illegal at the federal government level.

[Lance Bass esquire]

3. LOL hasn't stopped us here in Cali

Moving to Kauai in the fall....good news!

[dhill926]

4. cool...which part of Kauai?

Visited this last Feb. Absolutely fell in love with it. We live in a beautiful part of Cali, but when we got home, we kind of went...meh...nice, but not Kauai....

[Lance Bass esquire]

5. North Shore Napali Coast.

Yes I know what you mean.

I own a nice home on a acre of land up in the mountains N/E San Diego county.

Just ain't the same.

Been to Kauai 6 times.

Last trip we said its time to move and stay for good.

[dhill926]

6. fantastic!

that's where we stayed, just east of Hanalei...man....missing it just thinking about it. Best of luck to you....we have been thinking about a timeshare...stay for a week a year. We'll see...

[ozone82]

8. No Problems With The Feds...

...Here in Oregon. Med pot is free with a medical ID card, and many recreational stores all the state, except here in Medford where they are banned!

[NWCorona]

7. This qoute seems odd considering the gold rush in the medical/recreational marijuana market

"The state hasn't yet received any applications from interested laboratories, said Janice Okubo, spokeswoman for the Department of Health."

Getting international accreditation must be really hard as here in WA. An cottage industry has sprouted for helping people navigate the rules and regulations of state laws on the subject.