Marijuana businesses air complaints to Arkansas lawmakers Panel hears of products lost in inventory-tracking system August 30, 2021 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments Members of Arkansas' medical marijuana industry at a legislative subcommittee meeting last week aired frustrations with the state contractor used to track cannabis products and sales. The vice chairwoman of the Arkansas Legislative Council's Medical Marijuana Oversight Subcommittee, Sen. Linda… Read More→
Medical marijuana sales in Arkansas remain brisk December 21, 2020 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments Medical marijuana sales in Arkansas have topped $200 million since the state's first legal sale of the drug in May 2019, the state revenue agency said Thursday. The sales report the Department of Finance and Administration released Thursday reported $200.7… Read More→
Arkansas medical marijuana millions September 30, 2020 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments Since the state’s first dispensary opened about 16 months ago, Arkansas patients have purchased more than $131 million worth of medical marijuana. These sales have generated more than $13 million in state tax revenue, contributing to the state’s goal of… Read More→
Average daily medical marijuana sales climb to $600,000 in Arkansas September 14, 2020 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments Medical marijuana sales from Aug. 21 through Wednesday ticked up compared to the last reporting period, according to the sales report the state revenue agency released Friday. Daily sales during the 20-day period that ended Wednesday were $600,000 on average.… Read More→
Dispensary’s brisk sales continue in Arkansas August 25, 2020 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments Medical marijuana sales slowed slightly during the 16 days covered by the sales report the state revenue agency released Saturday, but daily sales continued to average close to $600,000. From Aug. 5 through Thursday, Arkansans spent $590,000 a day on… Read More→
Medical marijuana sales in Arkansas top $6M as patients procure 800 pounds of it August 26, 2019 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments Arkansas medical marijuana sales have eclipsed $6.04 million, the state reported last week, three months after the drug debuted in the Natural State. In total, more than 800 pounds of cannabis has been legally sold by Arkansas' eight operating dispensaries… Read More→
Arkansas’ First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens Its Doors May 13, 2019 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments Two and a half years after Arkansans voted to legalize medical marijuana, qualifying patients could begin buying the product Saturday morning when the state's first dispensary opened, though the celebratory mood was dampened by confusion about operating hours and fears… Read More→
Medical marijuana grows hope in Cotton Plant February 24, 2019 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments COTTON PLANT, Ark. - Patients in Arkansas are still not able to buy medical marijuana. But, there is a cultivation facility that is actively growing the plant. Bold Team, LLC has set up shop in the Woodruff County town of… Read More→
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission Awards Five Licenses To Grow July 11, 2018 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments The Medical Marijuana Commission has awarded cultivation licenses to the top five applicants after the Arkansas Supreme Court's decision on a medical marijuana lawsuit finalized. In June, the Arkansas Supreme Court paved the way for the state to launch its medical… Read More→
Arkansas to Begin Accepting Medical Marijuana Applications Next Week June 26, 2017 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' medical marijuana industry will ramp up in the next week, with the state poised to accept applications from potential patients, growers and distributors. Beginning Friday, the state Medical Marijuana Commission will accept applications from… Read More→
Arkansas Officials Expect up to 40k People to Register for Medical Marijuana June 7, 2017 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas officials are anticipating that between 20,000 and 40,000 people will ask for permission to obtain medical marijuana. The state Health Department's chief lawyer, Robert Brech, told a joint meeting of the Senate and House Public Health… Read More→
Arkansas Nears Medical Marijuana License Deadline June 4, 2017 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas will soon begin taking applications from those who hope to grow and dispense medical marijuana, though the state's strong religious heritage and restrictions imposed by the Legislature will limit where greenhouses and distributors can operate. Voters… Read More→
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission OKs Grow and Sell Rules; Awaits Review From Lawmakers April 12, 2017 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments Rules governing who gets to grow and sell medical marijuana were given final approval by the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission on Tuesday, but must survive a review by lawmakers in order to go into effect on time. State lawyers have… Read More→
Arkansas to Allow 32 Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Statewide January 13, 2017 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments There will be 32 medical marijuana dispensary licenses up for grabs when the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission eventually starts accepting applications for those licenses, the commission decided on Tuesday. Dispensary licensing rules weren’t even on the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting,… Read More→
Want to Grow Medical Marijuana in Arkansas? Get Ready to Pay Big Bucks January 6, 2017 AggregatedNews Arkansas, Cultivation 0 Comments Arkansans hoping to grow medical marijuana will have to pay an annual $100,000 fee to operate a cultivation facility, the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission decided Tuesday. Would-be growers will also need to have access to cash to ensure the stability… Read More→