UPDATE: Rep. Della Au Belatti and Sen. Josh Green couldn’t reach agreement, but deadline has been extended.

The gap is wide between House and Senate versions of a bill to give patients a legal way to buy marijuana, and only two days left to compromise.

People have been growing and using the plant for thousands of years, for example.

Voters want medi-pot patients to have places to buy their medicine, but still oppose legalization of the drug for recreational purposes.

The dispensary bill passed two Senate committees with amendments that move up the time frame for implementation.

Several medical marijuana and decriminalization bills remain alive in the Hawaii Legislature, but outright legalization bills didn’t make it.

Opponents decry the possible impact on youths, but supporters say the proposal would help teens avoid criminal convictions.

The far-reaching discussion covered decriminalization, legalization and access to medical marijuana in Hawaii.

District voters approved a 2014 ballot measure to legalize small amounts of recreational pot for in-home use.

Marijuana would be removed from a Schedule I list of federally banned drugs that includes heroin and LSD.