Medical cannabis gets its own day

Mayor Michael Victorino proclaimed June 14 as Medical Cannabis Day in Maui County to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Hawaii’s passage of Senate Bill 862. The Aloha State was the the first in the nation to legally accept the medical use of cannabis through legislative initiative.

The mayor presented the proclamation to Maui Grown Therapies’ co-founder and chief compliance officer, Gregory Park, M.D,. at a brief ceremony June 13 at the state’s first licensed dispensary located in the Maui Lani Village Center in Kahului.

While reading the proclamation, Mayor Victorino emphasized, “This new and growing industry supports patient choice, the expansion of high value, eco-friendly agriculture, and well-paid career options for the citizens of Maui County.”

Dr. Park received the proclamation that now hangs in the company’s Education Room.

Maui Grown Therapies is a patient-centered, physician-led company includes medical doctors, scientists, researchers, local business leaders and kamaaina staff.