HI SR66

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

Requires identification of necessary job positions in medical marijuana dispensaries, with cooperation from the Department of Health

Mandates submission of study findings to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2017 Regular Session convenes

Cites Hawaii's high cost of living (average Honolulu home price of $868,317-$925,922), second-highest state income tax rate of 11 percent, and lack of established fair wage standards in other states with medical marijuana dispensaries as justification for the study