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Here is a tentative summary of HB 321, the Medical Marijuana Dispensary bill, which is still being finalized by the conference committee:
* A total of 8 licenses will be awarded across the state.
* Each license holder will be allowed to have:
* 2 production centers (with no more than 3,000 plants grown at each center)
* 2 retailers
* The initial dispensary locations will be:
* 3 on Oahu
* 2 on Hawai’i
* 2 on Maui
* 1 on Kauai
* Qualifications to Apply:
* 21 years of age
* Legal resident of Hawaii for 5 years
* $5,000 application fee
* Possess at least $1.2 million in cash reserves
* Company must be at least 51% Hawaii owned
* Timeline (some dates are tentative)
* January 4, 2016: Rules are adopted by the Department of Health (DOH)
* January 11-31, 2016: Applications made available to the public
* February 2016: Applications will be reviewed by DOH
* March 2016: DOH makes selection of license awardees based on merit
* April 15, 2016: Public announcement of awardees released
* July 15, 2016: Those awarded should be established and operational
* January 2018: Reciprocity with other states should be finalized.
* Prevention & educational aspects will be included with the medical marijuana dispensary program
* PTSD is added to list of eligible medical conditions for treatment by medical marijuana
* Penalties for illegal marijuana possession will continue to reflect those of Schedule Category 1 drugs, in alignment with the Attorney General’s memorandum regarding HB 321.
Additional information about HB 321 may be found at these links:
- Link to Bill Status:
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=321
- Hawaii News Now article published on May 4, 2015:
- Civil Beat article published on May 4th, 2015:
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