Hawaii Medical Cannabis Dispensary Suspends Sales After Products Fail to Clear State Lab Certification

The dispensary said it had planned to have a range of derivative products, but it learned "at the eleventh hour" that the State Laboratories Division had failed to certify a lab to test those products.

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August 15, 2017

Maui Wellness Group, LLC dba Maui Grown Therapies, Hawaii’s first medical cannabis dispensary to sell products, has paused sales after selling out its first batch of cannabis flowers.

The dispensary sold out of the flower product after four days of operation, and is currently waiting for its next batch to clear lab certification.

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“We anticipated our most recent batch of cannabis flowers to clear lab certification on Saturday, but that did not happen,” the Maui-based dispensary said in a statement. “Because of high demand, we’ve already sold out of dried flowers.”

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California Cannabis Regulators Revoke KUSH’s License, Embargo All Company’s Products

The California Department of Cannabis Control indicated the manufacturer couldn’t guarantee its product inputs came from the regulated market.

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Investigation Began Before Trulieve’s Holyoke Facility Worker Died

Massachusetts regulators received complaints about a processing facility’s conditions months before a 27-year-old collapsed and later died.

Holyoke, Mass., a city of roughly 40,000 people just north of Springfield, has become the center of cannabis-related media coverage following the death of 27-year-old Trulieve worker Lorna McMurrey.

Nevada Cannabis Regulators Suspend Cultivator’s Licenses

The state’s Cannabis Compliance Board put a halt on The Hempire Co.’s permits after investigating “suspicious” Metrc activity.

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A thumbprint scanner can help prevent employees from clocking each other in and out.

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The state’s attorney general penned a column urging continued enforcement action on the unregulated market.

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New Jersey Cannabis Regulators Fine TerrAscend $100K; Columbia Care $50K

State commissioners threw the book at the multistate operators for violations related to patients’ access and a labor peace agreement.

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