INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS State by State Hawaii Medical marijuana dispensaries can now offer edibles such as gummies and brownies. The new rules went into effect Feb. 24. The state health department also announced updated manufacturing practices and qualitycontrol requirements, new lab-testing rules and new prohibition on hemp sales by licensed medical marijuana businesses. However, the department said that " hemp ingredients may be used as an ingredient in a manufactured cannabis product. " Kentucky The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to work with the University of Kentucky to survey roughly 20,000 hemp producers to find out more about market conditions. The USDA said it would like to conduct its survey annually to " determine break-even production costs and range and implications for market structure. " If the project is approved, the university would carry out the survey and summarize raw data for the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.http://www.fltled.com