H.C.R. No. 107 Summary

• Requests the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to conduct a study determining fair wages for medical marijuana dispensary support staff employees in Hawaii.

• Directs the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, in cooperation with the Department of Health, to identify necessary positions within medical marijuana dispensaries.

• Requires review of positions and wages for medical marijuana dispensary employees in other jurisdictions to inform Hawaii's fair wage determination.

• Notes that Act 241 (2015) established a licensing system for up to eight medical marijuana dispensaries statewide, with dispensing to begin no sooner than July 15, 2016.

• Emphasizes Hawaii's high cost of living and housing prices as justification for establishing fair wages in this new industry sector.