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Hawaii: Bill to Establish Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Passes Committee

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 05/05/2015 - 08:47

After negotiators failed to strike a deal Friday night, legislative leaders removed Senate Committee Chairman Josh Green and pushed the deadline to Monday.

A Senate-House conference committee approved a bill Monday to establish a medical marijuana dispensary system, to the delight of advocates who thought the measure was a lost cause Friday night.

House Bill 321 now goes to the full House and Senate to be voted on before the legislative session ends Thursday. If it passes the Legislature, it will head to the governor’s desk.

The final version of the measure would allow medical marijuana dispensaries to be operating by July 15, 2016.

The bill allows for eight dispensary licenses, including three on Oahu; two on the Big Island; two in Maui County; and one on Kauai. Each licensee could have up to two retail locations and would also have to grow its own marijuana.

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