Workers’ comp insurer drops Hawaiian medical cannabis firms
Hawaii’s largest workers’ compensation insurer is canceling insurance policies for seven medical marijuana dispensaries preparing to open this summer.
Hawaii medical marijuana company harvests state’s first crop
Put it in the record books: A medical marijuana company in Hawaii has become the first in the state to harvest its initial crop.
Hawaii medical cannabis program lagging despite patient surge
Hawaii’s medical marijuana patient counts are increasing rapidly, but the sheer numbers, problems with seed-to-sale tracking software and a dearth of licensed testing labs are undermining the program’s rollout and costing at least one MMJ business money.
Chart: More medical cannabis patients and fewer caregivers in Hawaii
Hawaii’s medical marijuana businesses have good reason to be bullish with the approaching launch of the state’s MMJ industry: Patient counts are rising, while the number of registered caregivers growing medical cannabis for people is dwindling.
Medical marijuana businesses see silver lining in White House comments on cannabis
By Omar Sacirbey
Medical marijuana companies are finding solace in comments from the White House last week indicating the federal government might crack down on recreational cannabis but leave the $2 billion MMJ industry alone.
“It is good news for medical marijuana,” said Alex Ford of the Grassroots Vermont dispensary.
New Market: Hawaii’s MMJ industry to benefit from readily available patient pool
By Bart Schaneman
A well-established patient pool should allow Hawaii’s eight licensed medical marijuana companies to hit the ground running – once they harvest and process their first crop of cannabis, which is expected this year.
