Less than a week after opening, Hawaii’s first state-licensed medical cannabis dispensary is reworking its opening hours as demand for product outnumbers the backlogged supply.  

Maui Grown Therapies said it had expected its most recent batch of flowers to clear state certification by Saturday, but it did not happen.

The dispensary opened for business on Tuesday, but were only allowed to sell flower, which resulted in depleted inventory. Company officials said it sold out its first batch of certified flower on Saturday.

The company said it needs the Department of Health’s State Labs Division to help fill backlog orders and fulfill the needs of Hawaii’s medical cannabis patients.

“We could serve thousands of patients with the amount of manufactured product we currently have available for final compliance testing,” Christopher Cole, director of product management for Maui Grown Therapies, said. “…the restrictions placed on the state’s only licensed lab have prevented us from offering these products to our patients — and it is entirely unclear to us when this will change.”

Maui Grown Therapies will be closed Monday and Tuesday. It will reopen at noon Wednesday, when it will sell to patients who made appointments through its website.