HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Health has issued a Notice to Proceed to Acquire and Cultivate Cannabis to Hawaiian Ethos, LLC for a production center on Hawaii Island.
HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Health has issued a Notice to Proceed to Acquire and Cultivate Cannabis to Hawaiian Ethos, LLC for a production center on Hawaii Island.
The licensee has passed state inspections and met all requirements to begin growing cannabis and to manufacture cannabis products for medicinal purposes at their approved facility. Hawaiian Ethos is the seventh dispensary licensee to complete and operate a medical cannabis production center in the state.
“All of the licensees have worked hard to meet state standards to create a quality industry in Hawaii that provides a safe product while ensuring patient and public health and safety,” said Keith Ridley, chief of the DOH Office of Health Care Assurance. “We will continue to work diligently with Hawaiian Ethos as they complete construction of their second production center and then seek approval for retail sales.”
A total of eight medical marijuana dispensary licenses were issued in April 2016. Three dispensary licenses for the City and County of Honolulu were issued to Aloha Green Holdings, Inc.; Manoa Botanicals, LLC; and TCG Retro Market 1, LLC dba Cure Oahu.
Two licenses for the County of Hawaii were issued to Hawaiian Ethos, LLC and Lau Ola, LLC.
Two licenses for the County of Maui were issued to Maui Wellness Group, LLC and Pono Life Sciences Maui, LLC.
One license for the County of Kauai was issued to Green Aloha, Ltd.
Each dispensary is licensed to operate two production centers and two retail sites for a total of 16 production centers and 16 retail dispensary locations statewide. Each production center may grow up to 5,000 cannabis plants.
