The hemp industry is booming in Hawaii, selling intoxicating THC products at dozens of stores across the islands, including in tourist hot spots, but that could be coming to an end as lawmakers try to crack down on what they’re calling a “surge of illegal dispensary operators.”
A resolution introduced in Hawaii’s House of Representatives this session said there are “allegedly over eighty-four illegal dispensary operators” in Hawaii and “the number continues to grow exponentially,” while some lawmakers accuse law enforcement of not doing enough to shut the stores down.
Source: https://www.sfgate.com/cannabis/article/hawaii-hemp-thc-ban-20257511.php