Hawaii officials are seeking proposals to assess the state’s current medical marijuana program—and also estimate demand for recreational cannabis sales if the state eventually moves forward with adult-use legalization.

The Hawaii Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation (OMCCR) has put out a request for proposals (RFPs), soliciting input from existing vendors to “conduct an independent assessment of the Medical Cannabis Dispensary Licensing framework and an analysis of the demand for cannabis, both for medical cannabis and adult-use, in Hawaii should the State legalize adult-use of cannabis.”

While Hawaii’s Senate approved a recreational marijuana legalization bill in March, proposals to end prohibition have consistently stalled out before reaching the finish line. But the regulatory agency evidently sees a need to prepare to the potential reform—a policy change that is supported by Gov. Josh Green (D).

There are two key parts of OMCCR’s RFP: 

Evaluate Hawaii’s current medical cannabis dispensary licensing framework; and Conduct a market analysis of the demand for medical and adult-use cannabis and assess the economic, health, public safety, and environmental impacts of an adult-use cannabis market in Hawaii.

“In recent years, there has been growing interest in the legalization of cannabis for adult use,” the

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