Post by Logan on Apr 26, 2016 3:22:06 GMT -6
HONOLULU (AP) — With less than a week to go before Hawaii is scheduled to announce the names of the state’s first medical marijuana dispensary owners, lawmakers are considering a bill to clarify gaps in the dispensary law passed last year.
Hawaii lawmakers discussed a bill during a hearing Monday that would clear up tax problems and give certain nurses the ability to recommend medical marijuana for patients. It would also allow for inter-island transport of medical marijuana for laboratory testing and make rules for what kind of marijuana products could be sold in dispensaries.
Marijuana business owners can open pot shops soon as July 15, but industry experts say they could be confronted with unique challenges in a state comprised of eight separate islands.
Right now, there’s currently a shortage of physicians willing to prescribe medical marijuana, so the component of the bill allowing highly-trained nurses could help increase patient access, said Wendy Gibson of the Medical Cannabis Coalition of Hawaii. Only 10 physicians have given her permission to share their contact information with patients, she said.
Read more: www.westhawaiitoday.com/news/state-wire/hawaii-lawmakers-mull-bill-clarify-medical-cannabis-rules
Hawaii lawmakers discussed a bill during a hearing Monday that would clear up tax problems and give certain nurses the ability to recommend medical marijuana for patients. It would also allow for inter-island transport of medical marijuana for laboratory testing and make rules for what kind of marijuana products could be sold in dispensaries.
Marijuana business owners can open pot shops soon as July 15, but industry experts say they could be confronted with unique challenges in a state comprised of eight separate islands.
Right now, there’s currently a shortage of physicians willing to prescribe medical marijuana, so the component of the bill allowing highly-trained nurses could help increase patient access, said Wendy Gibson of the Medical Cannabis Coalition of Hawaii. Only 10 physicians have given her permission to share their contact information with patients, she said.
Read more: www.westhawaiitoday.com/news/state-wire/hawaii-lawmakers-mull-bill-clarify-medical-cannabis-rules