Hawaii Medical marijuana seminar attracts hundreds
It's been 15 years since Hawaii became one of the first states in the country to legalize medical marijuana.
Today, the state is on the edge of another major leap: opening dispensaries.
But this is complicated business.
Those who know the pitfalls were flocking to the islands to share their knowledge.
"There's nothing easy about this," said Michael Visher.
He jumped into the medical marijuana business in Colorado in 2009.
Since then, he's learned a few things:
"So, you could be paying more in taxes than you generate in revenue," he said.
There were lessons learned for Washington and Colorado.
By 2015, those states were in the process of lowering taxes on medical marijuana businesses to avoid pot from going back to the black market.
"Hawaii is in a great place right now, because they're not the first. So, you get to actually learn from other people's experiences," said Visher....
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