Hawaii Medical Marijuana Caregiver Ban: ‘Government Failure’ Sparks Crisis, Threatening Thousands
Thousands of Hawaii medical marijuana patients are facing a looming crisis due to a legal oversight that threatens to cut off access to their caregivers who grow and process cannabis for them. Caregivers will no longer be allowed to cultivate cannabis starting Dec. 31, 2024. The impending ban also includes the closure of community grow sites that many patients rely on.
Government Admits Mistake
State legislators admit they are to blame for the lapse in Hawaii’s medical marijuana rules for caregivers. Written seven years ago, the rules will expire at the end of 2024 and no new ones have been written to replace them.
“It really was a failure that we did not address this impending deadline, and now we have the crisis upon us,” said House Public Safety Chair Rep. Della Belatti, reported Hawaii News Now.
“They’re …