06-12-2017, 03:36 AM
http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/news...ugh-delays
dispensaries such as Aloha Green on Oahu have no income despite payroll, rent and operations expenses that top $100,000 a month.
State officials say they are waiting on documents from the three laboratories that have applied, and are likely to approve at least one lab sometime this summer. But they don’t want to rush and risk approving an unsafe product.
PBN recently interviewed the DoH director, who said that despite collecting $1.3M in fees (66 applications at $5000, 8 initial licenses at $75000, 8 renewals at $50000) the dispensary program needs to identify a revenue stream for their ongoing operations.
Meanwhile, money allocated for the industrial hemp program is probably going to revert to the general fund:
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/news/loca...ed-project
The largest obstacle is a delay in securing necessary permits to import hemp seeds to Hawaii for the state Department of Agriculture’s new pilot program. These seeds would be distributed to up to three growers, who would develop a Hawaii-specific cultivar of hemp. A request for proposals for the project closed in May.
Funding for the seed project was allocated by the state Legislature, but if the permits are not secured by June 30, it will lapse and return to the general fund.
The DOA applied for its import permit in November 2016 and was told the process would take between six to eight weeks.
Oh well. Who needs local business and industry when we can just apply for more Green Harvest grants?
dispensaries such as Aloha Green on Oahu have no income despite payroll, rent and operations expenses that top $100,000 a month.
State officials say they are waiting on documents from the three laboratories that have applied, and are likely to approve at least one lab sometime this summer. But they don’t want to rush and risk approving an unsafe product.
PBN recently interviewed the DoH director, who said that despite collecting $1.3M in fees (66 applications at $5000, 8 initial licenses at $75000, 8 renewals at $50000) the dispensary program needs to identify a revenue stream for their ongoing operations.
Meanwhile, money allocated for the industrial hemp program is probably going to revert to the general fund:
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/news/loca...ed-project
The largest obstacle is a delay in securing necessary permits to import hemp seeds to Hawaii for the state Department of Agriculture’s new pilot program. These seeds would be distributed to up to three growers, who would develop a Hawaii-specific cultivar of hemp. A request for proposals for the project closed in May.
Funding for the seed project was allocated by the state Legislature, but if the permits are not secured by June 30, it will lapse and return to the general fund.
The DOA applied for its import permit in November 2016 and was told the process would take between six to eight weeks.
Oh well. Who needs local business and industry when we can just apply for more Green Harvest grants?