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Lance Alyas
Lance Alyas is the founder of Oahu Dispensary and Provisions LLC, a hemp retailer operating four storefronts across Hawaiʻi. He is the lead plaintiff in a federal civil rights lawsuit challenging the state of Hawaiʻi’s regulatory enforcement against federally compliant hemp businesses.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaiʻi’s Hemp Crackdown And The Illusion Of Public Safety
The state has adopted a “total THC” interpretation that effectively criminalizes certain hemp-derived products.