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Will Hawaii Residents Be Able to Buy Medical Marijuana This Summer?

Hawaii law says marijuana dispensaries can open as soon as July 15. But will the state’s medical marijuana patients actually see dispensaries by then?

Some in the industry don’t think so.

Last week, the state Department of Health said selections for Hawaii’s first medical cannabis dispensary licenses will happen by April 29, about two weeks later than initially planned. That would leave a two-and-a-half month window for those selected to get businesses up and running by mid-July, which industry proponents, such as Andrea Tischler, chairwoman of the Big Island chapter of Americans for Safe Access, say isn’t enough time.

“I doubt, seriously, whether we’re going to see dispensaries this year,” Tischler said. “… Who would want to put $3 million into a building that has lights and everything when they don’t know they’re going to be selected? It’s kind of preposterous to do that … My strong belief … is the earliest we’ll see a dispensary is at the end of the year.”

The grow process, Tischler said, would be rushed, under the current time frame. Cultivating cannabis from clones — cuttings from mature “mother” plants — can take between three months to a half-year, depending on whether plants are grown under artificial lights — a shorter grow period — or natural sunlight, Tischler said. Growing from seeds would take even longer. [Read more at the Hawaii Tribune Herald]

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