It’s good that the state Department of Health is taking a hard look at cannabidiol, better known as CBD, because there’s no end of confusion over its legal status. The 2018 Farm Bill removed federal restrictions, as long as it’s CBD derived from hemp, not marijuana.

But states have laws that are at odds with the change, and numerous products have slipped onto shelves due to the ambiguity. It’s currently banned as a food additive, and the department is especially concerned about its marketing to kids.

Luxury towers in litigation

One Ward Village luxury housing legal dispute down, one to go. Developer Howard Hughes Corp. and a general contractor have announced happy resolution to a dispute in which Layton Construction Co. claimed it was owed $49 million for unpaid bills on a $359 million job to build the Ae‘o condo tower, which contains a Whole Foods. Hughes Corp. contended that it had been “grossly overcharged.” Much of the disputed work involved change orders and had been done by subcontractors.

Still pending: a case involving alleged unpaid bills and construction defects that include loud popping noises at Ward Village’s priciest tower, the Waiea.