Hawaii Cannabis Magazine OAHU • BIG ISLAND • MAUI • KAUA’I • MOLOKA’I
SENATOR WILL ESPERO HAWAII CANNABIS EXPO CELIA JANE MATTHEW BRITTAIN JOSHUA FUKINO MAUI CANNABIS CONFERENCE
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HAWAII CANNABIS MAGAZINE
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SENATOR WILL ESPERO
DANA CICONE
CELIA JANE
PAGE 06 \ A PROFILE ON AND AN INTERVIEW WITH WILL ESPERO OF HAWAII CANNABIS TV
PAGE 08 \ AN INTERIVIEW WITH DANA CICONE, FOUNDER OF HAWAII CANNABIS CARE AND THE HAWAII CANNABIS EXPO ON OAHU
PAGE 16 \ AN ARTICLE ON NITROGEN BY CELIA JANE OF FRESH FARMS ON BIG ISLAND
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MATTHEW BRITTAIN
JOSHUA FUKINO
MARY BAILEY
PAGE 24 \ AN ARTICLE ON HERMAPHRODITIC SEEDS BY MATTHEW BRITTAIN, MA, LCSW, DCSW, DABFSW ON BIG ISLAND
PAGE 30 \ AN ARTICLE ON THE ‘GREEN REVOLUTION’ IN HAWAII BY JOSHUA FUKINO OF KAUAI KINE ON KAUA’I
PAGE 36 \ AN INTERVIEW WITH MARY BAILEY, THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THE MAUI CANNABIS CONFERENCE ON MAUI
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IN MEMORY OF MOMO
IN MEMORY OF MOMO Aloha, we are Hawaii Cannabis Magazine (HCM), formerly known as The Cannabiz Review. We are a local publication based in the upcountry of Maui. We focus on sharing stories from Hawaii’s cannabis community, featuring original content and images that showcase Hawaii lifestyle and culture from the islands of Oahu, Big Island, Maui, Kaua’i and Moloka’i. Please join us as we celebrate the release of our first issue of Hawaii Cannabis Magazine, showcased at the 2019 4th Annual Hawaii Cannabis Expo on Oahu. Mahalo for your support as we dedicate Issue 01 to Monique Tong. Momo was a beautiful spirit that our community will dearly miss. 02
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Please take a moment to read some kind words written by Monique’s best friend Leilani Zerkle. Monique, Oh Monique... I can go on & on my best friend... She was the kind of girl that would take you for an adventure, the kind you would never forget, whether it’s being mermaids on an abandoned beach, taking bong rips in a 100 year old Banyan Tree, or talking about LIFE, she always had the best advice. I can still hear her beautiful reminders & her laugh… Momo was my favorite smoke buddy. She always had her purple Zong named Ezmerelda on her & ready to go! We would go exploring all around Maui & take the most unique photos! She was the perfect model! Monique was a very strong lover & advocate for Cannabis; always teaching, preaching & medicating, she was a true stoner girl with real knowledge. We would always have a blast on our Cannabis photoshoots! These are memories that will last a lifetime. I love you Momo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -Leilani Zerkle
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WILL ESPERO
SENATOR WILL ESPERO
Former Senator Espero served in the legislature for 19 years. In his 5th term in the Senate he served as the Senate Majority Floor Leader and
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the chair of the Senate Housing Committee. He was also the vice-chair of the Transportation and Energy Committee. The senator was also a member of the Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee, the Education Committee, and the Higher Education Committee. Other memberships include the Special Action Team on Affordable Housing, a Veteran’s Homeless Working Group, the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization (transportation related), Hawaii Reef & Ocean Coalition, and the Medical Marijuana Legislative Oversight Working Group. 06
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HAWAII CANNABIS TV
We’re looking forward to the launch of HCTV! What inspired the creation of Hawaii Cannabis TV and what are the goals of the show? HCTV is intended to be an informative and educational forum focusing on the benefits and positive aspects of cannabis. Medical cannabis patients, health professionals, entrepreneurs, lawmakers, and other cannabis advocates will be interviewed and share their stories for our HCTV viewers. The cannabis renaissance inspired the need to change the current negative stigma that some associate with cannabis. Adult-use legalization is inevitable in my opinion, and our show will hopefully help educate those who know little about hemp, medical cannabis, CBD, and other popular forms of cannabis. We want Hawaii Cannabis TV to become an important resource for people around the world, and position Hawaii as a leader in the global cannabis world. HCTV can also be a cannabis-related advertising venue for entrepreneurs involved in this growing multibillion dollar industry.
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Please share with us your personal views on
House Bill 1383 is still alive and going to
medical cannabis and the current status of
conference.
cannabis in the state of Hawaii. Regarding the legalization of the adult-use of As a state senator, one of the highlights of my
cannabis, I predict it will happen within 2-3 years.
legislative career was being the lead senator
It’s possible the federal government will act faster
when the medical dispensaries bill was passed
than the state. When this happens, HCTV will
in 2015. I realize it was not a perfect bill, but we
be in a position to educate and inform Hawaii’s
were able to work with the House to craft a law to
residents about a new industry thousands of years
make medical cannabis more easily available to
in the making.
patients. I personally support a horizontal system to allow more Hawaiii residents to participate
Where can readers learn more about Hawaii
in the budding (pun intended) Hawaii cannabis
Cannabis TV?
industry. Micro farms can play a significant role if the State Legisture will amend our laws.
Please visit and share hawaiicannabistv.com. Feel
This legislative year, we may see decriminalization
Olelo on Oahu and Akaku on Maui.
free to contact us. Hawaii Cannabis TV will air on
of Hawaii’s cannabis law. As of this printing,
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AWAII CANNABIS CARE, RUN BY DANA CICONE, IS AN OAHU ORGANIZATION RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE BEN-
EFITS OF CANNABIS. THROUGH EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS, CONCERTS AND FUNDRAISING, HAWAII CANNABIS CARE IS EDUCATING PEOPLE OF HAWAII ABOUT THE HEALING POWERS OF
DANA CICONE PAGE 08 \ AN INTERVIEW WITH DANA CICONE, FOUNDER OF HAWAII CANNABIS CARE AND THE HAWAII CANNABIS EXPO ON OAHU IMAGE BY LEILANI ZERKLE
THE PLANT, ONE PERSON AT A TIME. (This interview was originally published in 2016 prior to the 1st Annual Hawaii Cannabis Expo, under our former brand name ‘The Cannabiz Review’. Today, we welcome the fact that dispensaries are now open state wide and Hawaii is on the march towards recreational cannabis. Thank you to Hawaii Cannabis Care and Dana Cicone for hosting this year’s 4th Annual Hawaii Cannabis Expo)
DANA CICONE
What are your goals and hopes for the expo and is it open to the general public? How do you feel about hosting the first cannabis expo, here in Hawaii? Hawaii Cannabis Care was something I started to help get more people involved in the Hawaii Cannabis movement. After attending the 2011-2014 Hawaii legislative sessions pertaining to medical cannabis I realized why dispensaries weren’t getting passed into law. In my opinion, it was because not many people showed support of the Cannabis movement at these meetings. The two groups fighting for the Island chain was The Medical 10
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“I was asked by the Department of Health to be on the medical marijuana task force as a designated caregiver (grower) to help develop the Hawaii dispensary program” Cannabis Coalition and The Drug Policy Forum. After watching and listening for one year, I introduced myself to Pamela Lichty and Rafael Kennedy (founder and advocates for MCCHI) and they inspired me to do whatever I could, to help get this medicine to people in need. In 2015, I was asked by the Department of Health to be on the medical marijuana task force as the designated caregiver (grower) to help develop the Hawaii dispensary program. During my time in the task force, we had our first event for MJ Kaneshiro (Hawaii’s youngest Cannabis patient) and we saw all the great people of Hawaii showing support. We started posting on our social media pages, asking the public to show the legislature that there are an army of
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DANA CICONE
Fans of ‘The Cannabiz Review’ magazine
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@laniijane & @pinkpakalolo, by @jstangermaui Hawaii cannabis supporters and we won’t be denied another year without the right to dispensaries @hi_standard_808
and access to safe medicine. With so many great advocate groups, caregivers and patients showing up to these meetings, we all made it happen! Now that dispensaries will be here in 2016, Hawaii Cannabis Care will continue to help move the cannabis movement along, by raising awareness through fundraisers, concerts, expos and educational seminars. We are putting on The Hawaii Cannabis Expo, January 29-31, 2016 at the Blaisdell Center in Oahu. We are hoping to educate more people and we want to change the stereotype of this plant. Cannabis is not only about smoking the plant. There are so many other ways to ingest and take this medicine, like eating edibles, using tinctures or using hash oil. At the expo, we will be doing demos and classes teaching people how to grow and all the different ways to utilize the plant. We have vendors from the mainland and Hawaii selling and show casing their products. It’s open to the public and we are preselling tickets at local destinations.
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If you have your MMJ card, we are offering a buy
people have to buy on the black market now. I feel
one get one free deal. We will also sell tickets at the
that having a safe and legal access store, along
door. We are very excited to be hosting this expo
with lab tested dank, will be something Hawaii has
and really look forward to making people aware
never seen before.
that the cannabis plant is a miracle plant. What’s you’re favorite way to medicate and what’s Besides hosting the Hawaii Cannabis Expo, what
your favorite strain?
does 2016 hold in store for Hawaii Cannabis Care? Can you share with us some information on
I love all ways to medicate but my favorite way is to
Spectra Analytical Lab?
ingest cannabis oil taken in a capsule or a dropper. My favorite strains are OG Kush, 9lb Hammer and
Hawaii Cannabis Care will continue through 2016
Killa Queen.
by having its second annual 4/20/2016 “Free the Plant” concert event on Oahu. We would like to
What’s your favorite food to munch on while
take it through the whole island chain. I have so
medicated?
much passion for this plant. I have always wanted to know what’s in the strains I am growing and because of that, I started Spectra Analytical Lab here 14
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on Oahu. We are a cannabis testing lab. We test for potency, contaminants, molds, pesticides etc. We had our grand opening on December 14th, 2015. We are 100% compliant with all Hawaii state laws and can test only MMJ cardholders medicines. For more info go to: spectraanalyticallab.com. How is cannabis culture in Hawaii different and similar to cannabis culture on the US mainland? The culture of Cannabis I feel is very similar here as to the mainland. The Cannabis community is a loving and caring community everywhere. This plant is shared by many and just brings the good out in people everywhere. How will dispensaries shape Hawaii cannabis culture? Dispensaries will be good for Hawaii. So many
I love cannabis and am a vegetarian so I just enjoy eating anything that is healthy. Cannabis infused smoothie with guava, papaya and mango. To learn more about Hawaii Cannabis Care, the Hawaii Cannabis Expo or Spectra Analytical Lab, please check out www.hawaiicannabiscare.com. Ü
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HAWAII NEEDS YOU 03 CELIA JANE PAGE 16 \ AN ARTICLE ON NITROGEN BY CELIA JANE OF FRESH FARMS ON THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII. IMAGE BY JOHN CARPENTER KAPONO
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ITROGEN. EVERY LIVING ORGANISM ON EARTH IS DEPENDENT ON IT. THIS SHOULD TELL US A LOT ABOUT ITS
AVAILABILITY... NITROGEN IS ALL AROUND US.
Some argue it is the most limiting element for plant growth, but don’t let that limit you! For farmers and gardeners, it can be difficult, trying to determine if our environmental nitrogen is accessible for agricultural use. This confusion has brought scientists to the creation of noxious chemical fertilizers, in their poor attempt to expand upon natures intricate nitrogen-fixing process.
CELIA JANE
Many of you are most likely familiar with nitrogen
rightfully provide for their families from both land
fixers. They work tirelessly to remove nitrogen from
and sea. Ua Maui ke Ea o ka ‘Aina I ka Pono.
the air and turn it into useful nitrogen fertilizer. Did you also know nitrogen is the most abundant
Well as it turns out, the future of Hawaii’s land and
element in the atmosphere? Well it is no surprise
sea needs your support. All that excess nitrogen
then, that special bacteria and plants are designed
dumped onto gardens, grasses, orchards and golf
beautifully to fix atmospheric nitrogen into your
courses leaches out of the applied farm areas and
soil. Considering this, all living things contain nitro-
into Hawaii’s aquifers, coastal waters and of course
gen-making their compost essential contributors to
breathable air. This results in more than contami-
the food web.
nated water but also terribly toxic reef ecosystems and indefinitely bleached coral. Fortunately, there
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Essential is no overstatement. You can bet your
is always something you can do! Stop buying
bottom dollar that your plant would not be alive
nitrogen fertilizers and start using nitrogen fixing
nor lush green without nitrogen. The production of
bacteria.
“We live on an island where ‘the life of the land is perpetuated through righteousness’. This goes to say, that many of the native Hawaiian people today, rightfully provide for their families from both land and sea. Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ‘Aina I ka Pono.” chlorophyll, the process of photosynthesis, basical-
Your compost pile is a great place to begin. All
ly the whole plant life cycle is entirely dependent on
of your least favorite grasses that grow so tall so
it. So now that we understand why we use nitro-
quick and degrade away in the corners or your
gen fertilizers, let us discuss ways to avoid buying
yard and mind... yep those are excellent sources
synthetics from the store. If not for the sake of your
of nitrogen. In fact, the large shoots, the tops of
bank account, for the sake of our environment.
the grassy plants you can see, are symbolic of the healthy roots, the parts of the plant that dig deep
It was discovered by scientists, that plants often
into the earth in search of essential life elements.
fail to use even half of the applied nitrogen fertilizer
These large, tall, green grasses are absolutely full
in the soil. At first this may not seem to be as big of
of delicious plant food material like nitrogen, that
a problem as it really is. You see for us in Hawaii,
breakdown beautifully in your worm bin or compost
we live on an island where ‘the life of the land is
pile.
perpetuated through righteousness’. This goes to say, that many of the native Hawaiian people today,
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“The future of Hawaii’s land and sea needs your support.”
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“A larger than life mahalo to the Creator of all things for blessing us with this precious life and powerful knowledge�
Once you have formed a relationship with your compost pile and feel like taking it a step further, remove a handful of the light and fluffy dark brown compost and drop it in your compost tea for a quick fermentation. Not familiar with a promising compost tea recipe? Check out Fresh Farms in the
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by John Carpenter Kapono next issue of Hawaii Cannabis Magazine as we
ate the content of crucial elements found in home
tackle plant teas, juices, and secretions. Bubbles or
brewed teas. Thank you nitrogen fixing bacteria
no bubbles, just let that bacteria grow to work!
and a larger than life mahalo to the Creator of all things for blessing us with this precious life and
Thanks to natural farming techniques from all over
powerful knowledge. Ăœ
the globe, there are many known ways to prolifer-
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MATTHEW BRITTAIN PAGE 24 \ AN ARTICLE ON HERMAPHRODITIC SEEDS BY MATTHEW BRITTAIN, MA, LCSW, DCSW, DABFSW IMAGE BY MATTHEW BRITTAIN
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EMINIZED SEEDS ARE ALL THE RAGE NOWADAYS. THEY ARE GREAT IF YOU WANT TO CLONE THEM OR GROW THEM OUT AND HARVEST THEM; THEY ARE TERRIBLE FOR
MAKING MORE SEEDS. WHY, YOU MAY ASK, ARE FEMINIZED PLANTS TERRIBLE FOR MAKING SEEDS? HERMAPHRODITIC OFFSPRING, THAT’S WHY!
I refer to hermaphroditic plants as being “Hermie”, though I have heard other terms such as “Herm”, “Mahu”, and a few others. They all mean the same thing: One plant that has both male and female flowers on it. Generally speaking, this means that the plant will pollinate itself and become a seedy bud. Who wants seedy buds, if you want to use the bud? Nobody! Seeds are terrible in terms of making a nice quality product. OK, now that I have had my rant, and gotten your attention, I will provide you with some detail. Why do feminized plants make Hermie seeds if you pollinate it with your own male plant? The answer is because the feminized seeds are actually Hermie themselves. You see, the seed-banks create feminized seeds by taking a super good, juicy female and treating her with chemicals to force her to pop out male flowers. That plant, once it pollinates its own self, creates seeds that are all essentially a clone of itself (female), and at the same time passing on the tendency to be self-pollinating. Given that all of the seeds are guaranteed to be female, therein lies a valuable product for growers who want to have a mother plant for cloning, or not worry about male plants if they grow the feminized seeds out to finish. The first generation of feminized plants rarely (but will occasionally) be Hermie. However, if that feminized line is crossed with a native male of any sort then there is a very high probability that the offspring will be Hermie. Some seed-banks sell only feminized seeds, so that customers will be forced to buy seeds from them every time. This is kind of like the genetic modification that food-seed producers do, just without the direct genetic code DNA cut-and-splice. I foresee that this type of seed will become more and more prevalent, as seed-sellers attempt to
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corner the market. I hope that there will be enough
and have created Hermie lines from feminized
seed-sellers out there so that any savy growers will
seeds. This ruins local genetic lines, and creates
have many options to choose from, including reg-
inferior Hermie-prone lines.
ular seeds. Feminized seeds will continue to play an important role for growers who never intend to
Some people swear by the claim that they can
make seeds, though, but prefer to clone or grow
breed out the Hermie trait, but why bother if you
out each seed.
can avoid the whole laborious process in the first place?
OK, with that background, you now need to know that this kind of Hermie plant has an unusual type
I advise that you always grow Regular, true-to-gen-
of male flower. Normal male flowers are found in
der plants if you want to make your own seeds.
the crotches of the plants, and resemble balls that
Dispose of any seeds that are Hermie (or suspect-
then open up to distribute the pollen. Not so, Her-
ed of being Hermie), and let your friends and family
mie male flowers. With the offspring of feminized
members know about this. Let’s all work together to keep our local genetic
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lines pure. Ü
plants bred with local males, the male flowers resemble tiny bananas tucked inside the big juicy buds. Unless you know what to look for, they are easy to miss. If you know what to look for you will see them stick out like neon-yellow lights. Seeds that you find in black-market or dispensary cannabis products are probably Hermie, and should not be planted. Also, any seeds that you make from a Hermie plant will also create more Hermies, and also possibly contaminate neighboring plants. Unfortunately, many people have not known this by Matthew Brittain
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“If history repeats itself, then the businesses in California, Colorado, Oregon and other forward thinking states, will soon be crashing on our shores”
In January of this year an event
to be stopped immediately!
took place that I consider to
I I
be the beginning of Hawai’i’s
In my opinion the expo marked
Green Rush. The event that I
the beginning of the Green
am referring to is The Hawai’i
Rush and Hawai’i’s first look
Cannabis Expo, which was put
at the ‘Green Revolution’ that
on by Hawai’i Cannabis Care
has become a global paradigm
and partners in the communi-
shift. Throughout history, there
ty. Like history’s Gold Rush in
have been other events in our
California, many people set out
advancement as a society that
west looking for their fortunes
have sparked these ‘revolutions’.
in gold. If history repeats itself,
The industrial revolution brings
then the businesses in Cali-
to mind visions of a work-
fornia, Colorado, Oregon and
force operating in unison and
other forward thinking states,
engaged in the production of
will soon be crashing on our
consumer goods. The informa-
shores. Investors will be looking
tion revolution we all currently
to make a fortune in the medical
live in, has no doubt drastically
marijuana industry while I am
changed the course of human
afraid, our local people will not
civilization by augmenting the
be fast enough to adjust to the
way we socially interact with
pace of this new industry. Like
one another. These revolutions
many other industries here in
helped us as a global society
Hawai’i, foreigners will run them
move through the valleys of
while locals provide the labor
recession, misinformation
force. This is a cycle that needs
and disenfranchisement. They
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helped bring us to the highs of equality, transparency and prosperity. We are by no means a perfect civilization, but these ‘revolutionary’ type of events, have helped us move past some of the worst times in history. Presently we are facing a global monetary crisis. The fiat currency that we all (globally) agree to recognize (the US dollar) and use as a reference point to value all other currencies, is slowly if not steadily, losing its value and place as an economic safe haven for investors from countries with unfavorable monetary policies and political instability. I have been keeping up with the cannabis industry and watching what has been happening across the nation. One area in particular that I have been paying very close attention to is the evolution of the ‘weedtuber’ community, which is basically a 32
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community of YouTube video creators that focus
The major lesson that I learned from these two
primarily on their use of medicinal cannabis. I
cases can be summed up using an old saying that
became particularly excited about this commu-
goes: “The early bird gets the worm, but the second
nity when recreational marijuana opened up. All
rat gets the cheese.” For those tempted at operat-
of a sudden, these average, normal, everyday
ing in the gray, the State of Hawai’i has given us, as
stoners, were beginning to receive sponsorships
medical patients, a framework to operate
“This is Wild West type stuff and the fastest gun wins... if you think about it, we have a fairly new industry with very little rules and regulations” from cannabis businesses and becoming legiti-
This framework is basically the rules we patients
mate marijuana promoters. If you read the article
all need to follow here on the islands. Those rules
I wrote [in the last issue of The Cannabiz Review]
state that we can grow seven plants and we can
titled “Coming Out of the Grow Room”, then you
legally medicate on private property. By following
might understand why I saw this opportunity as a
these rules and guidelines, I believe an opportunity
blessing and a chance for me to live the life I have
exists for the everyday “pothead” to make a career
always dreamed.
out of getting high.
Before I discuss how I started my cannabis PR
In June of 2015, I decided I would get serious
business, let me make this point very clear: there
about pursuing a career in this coming cannabis
is no how-to guide for starting a weed advertising
industry. Of course I didn’t know where to start, but
agency or a Cannabis PR company. Forget about
I felt like I should just start. So I basically set up an
any kind of consultant company or cannabis guru
Instagram account and started posting photos of
helping you out. This is Wild West type stuff and
my grow. I hoped to start making connections with
the fastest gun wins. This may sound a little over
other patients and hopefully, help them to “come
exaggerated, but if you think about it, we have a
out of the grow room.” It was a little intimidating
fairly new industry with very little rules and regu-
at first, but first amendment rights give us the
lations. There are a lot of gray areas and the quick
freedom of speech. The state allows seven plants
shooters will be able to maneuver through the laws
per patient; I don’t see a problem with a patient
and make a lot of money before the regulators step
wanting to videotape and share their experiences
in to shut down that type of activity. A few exam-
with others. It is with this perspective and context
ples of first movers operating in the gray area here
that I operate from and believe I have the right to
in Hawai’i can be credited to Roger Christie, who
do so. From there I moved to Facebook and then
was involved in the cannabis ministry and Mike
to YouTube, finally I am now learning how to use
Ruggles, who was operating a cannabis collective.
SnapChat.
Both were very high profile cases here in Hawai’i.
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In January 2016, I started a Public Relations Business that will serve the cannabis industry and nurture the networks and connections between local businesses, patients, doctors and the greater community. As I mentioned above, my fear is that locals will provide the labor force in this cannabis industry. My hope is that my business will allow me to be a leader in this industry, and encourage my community of medical marijuana patients to do the same. My business is registered in the State of Hawai’i as Kauai Kine LLC. You can find more info by visiting one (or all) of our many social media outlets.
“My hope is that my business will allow me to be a leader in this industry, and encourage my community of medical marijuana patients to do the same” If you search for us on Facebook, type in Kauai Kine Media. If you are looking for us on Instagram, then you would type in @kauaikine420. 34
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ARY BAILEY IS A MAUI-BASED EVENT PRODUCER AND THE CEO OF ALPHA AGENCY. SHE IS INSPIRED TO HOST
COMMUNITY MINDED EDUCATIONAL EVENTS INVOLVING CANNABIS, MUSIC, YOGA AND ART. MARY IS THE FOUNDER OF MAUI CANNABIS CONFERENCE AND MAUI YOGA FESTIVAL.
1) What are your thoughts on cannabis legalization and the possibility of Hawaii going recreational? It’s an exciting time for cannabis legalization in Hawaii! Later this week the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing for Senate Bill 686 which involves Adult Use Cannabis Legalization. It’s important for Hawaii cannabis industry professionals and supporters to reach out to let our politicians know that Hawaii is ready to join all the other states that have already legalized cannabis for responsible adult use. This is a very exciting development in Hawaii cannabis legalization!
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2) What is your history with cannabis and why is cannabis important to you? Cannabis is an important natural medicine that has benefited humans for thousands of years. I feel strongly that cannabis was wrongly made illegal and portrayed as a dangerous drug many years ago because of the gnarly War on Drugs. It’s high time for cannabis legalization to move forward. I feel strongly that cannabis is an absolutely amazing natural alternative to pharmaceuticals. It’s time for people to stop being put into prison for a natural harmless medicine.
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We will be expanding the 2020 conference by add-
mary@mauicannabisconference.com
ing a few exciting add-on events to take place before and after the event for those who are wanting to do more networking and really experience that magic of Maui. Anybody interested in connecting with Maui Cannabis Conference to share ideas or learn how to participate, email our team :
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