Hawaii’s medical cannabis dispensary network has been growing, and the business sector would like it to grow more.
Officials at the state Department of Health, meanwhile, don’t want that process outpacing their own ability to keep things in line.
Michele Nakata, program manager of the department’s Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation, appeared before the Senate health and consumer protection committees last week to testify on House Bill 2260.
DOH has approved revisions to its dispensary rules, which now allow for a wider array of edible products containing the active ingredients in medical cannabis.
On top of that, there was some rational concern aired about patients opting for the legal grow-your-own route, taking advantage of an allowance in the law to designate another grower to supply them.