Hawaii lawyers must not serve medical marijuana licensee hopefuls, disciplinary board says

Hawaii lawyers must not provide legal services to clients seeking a license to run the state’s first medical marijuana businesses, according to a new formal opinion released by the Disciplinary Board of the Hawaii Supreme Court. The board’s opinion rules that lawyers may provide legal advice about Act 241, which established Hawaii’s first statewide medical marijuana retail dispensary system. However, lawyers may not provide legal services to aid in the creation of such businesses because…