Jacob Redmond
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The Hawaii State Department of Health has opted to use an online system to track inventory and sales for its first medical marijuana dispensaries, set to open in July.
The department’s Office of Health Care Assurance issued a request for proposals for the software this week, and the contract will be awarded by Dec. 23.
“This is another major step forward to implement the medical marijuana program to ensure access for Hawaii patients and caregivers,” said Keith Ridley, chief of the Office of Health Care Assurance. “After researching various options, the department determined a web-based software system would be the most effective and user-friendly way for licensees and state officials to collect and report seed-to-sale tracking information to ensure public safety and patient safety, and licensees will be required to utilize a tracking system. We are also exploring how other entities such as law enforcement officers or laboratories can also securely access the information.”
Determining how to conduct seed-to-sale tracking was a key component of the state’s new law, Rep. Della Au Belatti told PBN in a recent interview.
Earlier this year, Act 241 authorized a total of eight medical marijuana dispensary licenses. Each licensee may operate up to two production centers and two retail dispensary locations.
There will be up to three licenses issued for the City and County of Honolulu, two dispensary licenses each for the County of Hawaii and the County of Maui, and one dispensary license for the County of Kauai.
The system will track the following:
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The department’s Office of Health Care Assurance issued a request for proposals for the software this week, and the contract will be awarded by Dec. 23.
“This is another major step forward to implement the medical marijuana program to ensure access for Hawaii patients and caregivers,” said Keith Ridley, chief of the Office of Health Care Assurance. “After researching various options, the department determined a web-based software system would be the most effective and user-friendly way for licensees and state officials to collect and report seed-to-sale tracking information to ensure public safety and patient safety, and licensees will be required to utilize a tracking system. We are also exploring how other entities such as law enforcement officers or laboratories can also securely access the information.”
Determining how to conduct seed-to-sale tracking was a key component of the state’s new law, Rep. Della Au Belatti told PBN in a recent interview.
Earlier this year, Act 241 authorized a total of eight medical marijuana dispensary licenses. Each licensee may operate up to two production centers and two retail dispensary locations.
There will be up to three licenses issued for the City and County of Honolulu, two dispensary licenses each for the County of Hawaii and the County of Maui, and one dispensary license for the County of Kauai.
The system will track the following:
- The total amount of marijuana at each dispensary, in the form of seeds or plants, including all plants that are derived from cuttings or cloning, until the marijuana, marijuana plants, or manufactured marijuana products are sold or destroyed;
- The total amount of manufactured marijuana product inventory, including the equivalent physical weight of marijuana that is used to manufacture marijuana products or purchased by a qualifying patient and primary caregiver from all retail dispensing locations in any 15-day day period;
- The amount of unused plant material produced by each plant at harvest; and
- The transport of marijuana and manufactured marijuana products between production centers and retail dispensing locations, including tracking identification issued by the tracking system, the identity of the person transporting the marijuana or manufactured marijuana products, and how the products are transported.
News Moderator: Jacob Redmond 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Hawaii To Use Online Tracking For Medical Marijuana Sales
Author: Lorin Eleni Gill
Contact: Contact Page
Photo Credit: Michael Pollick
Website: Biz Journals
