Indopedia All Things Marijuana
It’s been less than three months since Hawaii finally opened its first state-approved medical marijuana dispensary, but that push to bring cannabis — or pakalolo as it is known locally — to the regulated mainstream is already making waves and uncovering dirt hiding beneath the surface of the island state’s seemingly idyllic homegrown bud.
According to West Hawaii Today, researchers from the state’s first state-sanctioned marijuana testing laboratory spoke at a meeting of Hawaii’s medical marijuana legislative oversight group last week, and warned that “at least 75%” of the state’s cannabis grown by individual patients or caregivers is contaminated with a combination of yeast, mold and pesticides.
But while Hawaii’s mom and pop pot may not live up to its naturally tropical reputation, the same scientists were quick to point out that the state’s newly opened dispensaries have all been supplying expertly grown buds with no trace of the pesky pesticides or mold.
“Local weed is super dirty, but dispensary weed is the cleanest in the nation,” said Dana Ciccone, the head of the Steep Hill Hawaii lab.
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