Maui dispensary closed temporarily ADVERTISING Maui dispensary closed temporarily WAILUKU, Maui (AP) — Less than a week after it opened, Maui’s first state-licensed medical marijuana dispensary is reworking its opening hours as demand for its product outstrips supply because of
Maui dispensary closed temporarily
WAILUKU, Maui (AP) — Less than a week after it opened, Maui’s first state-licensed medical marijuana dispensary is reworking its opening hours as demand for its product outstrips supply because of a backlog.
Maui Grown Therapies says it expected its most recent batch of flowers to clear state lab certification by Saturday, but that didn’t happen. Company officials said it sold out its first batch of certified flowers Saturday.
Maui Grown opened for business last Tuesday. Company officials say the dispensary could only sell flowers — resulting in depleted flower stocks on Maui and “disappointed patients.”
The company said it needs the state Department of Health’s State Labs Division “to help unclog a backlog of products so Maui patients can have access to quality-assured medicinal cannabis products.”
It will reopen at noon Wednesday, when it will sell to patients who make appointments via its website.
Honolulu PD to begin testing body cameras
HONOLULU (AP) — The Honolulu Police Department announced it will begin testing body cameras for its officers next month.
The State of Hawaii Police Officers Union announced that the six-month pilot project will start mid-September. The department will join the Maui Police Department, which is still testing out its new equipment, and the Kauai Police Department, whose officers already are equipped with body cameras.
The body cameras will keep Honolulu officers accountable and provide the level of transparency the public asked for, said union president Tenari Maafala.
A few hundred Honolulu police officers will be part of the testing phase, which will review equipment from a variety of vendors. The Honolulu officers will wear the cameras on their chests, collars or eyeglasses.
Each officer will determine for themselves in which situations they should turn the camera on, Maafala said. Officers that refuse to turn them on could face disciplinary action.
