Closing a gap in Hawaii’s medical marijuana law, a new law sets up a regime of vertically integrated grow facilities and retail dispensing licenses for the delivery of medical marijuana to “cardholders†in Hawaii. The stated intent of the new law, signed by Governor David Ige on July 14, 2015, is to ensure a commercialized system for the delivery of marijuana to “seriously ill†individuals in Hawaii.
The new law amends an existing 15-year-old law that allowed the use of medical marijuana, but provided no legal way to obtain the drug. The new retail dispensing provisions close that gap in Hawaii’s law.
The new law, however, did not modify existing Hawaii law on workplace use of marijuana, continuing to recognize the right of employers to maintain “zero tolerance†policies regarding drug use.
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