Prospect of Full Marijuana Legalization Stirs Passions
Both the supporters and the opponents of legalizing recreational marijuana in Arkansas say they’re thinking of the children. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Hot Springs Dispensary Leads in Cannabis Sales
The early bird may get the worm, but being the first legal medical marijuana dispensary to open in Arkansas was not enough to keep Suite 443 of Hot Springs ahead of the rush of competitors. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Eureka Springs Puts Entertainment District to Test
Eureka Springs officials don’t expect many problems from the town’s implementation of an “entertainment district,” but they are also reserving the right to pull the plug if the experiment goes awry. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Lawsuit Challenges State on Dispensary Licensing
A company rejected for an Arkansas medical marijuana dispensary license is suing to clear the air over the state’s process of selecting replacement retail outlets when the original licensees fail to open for business. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Marijuana Dispensaries Zoned to the Letter of the Law
Putting in a medical marijuana dispensary in Arkansas is a game of inches, or at least feet. read more >
Specialized Cannabis Clinics Rise to Meet Demand
With medical marijuana expected to boom into a $100 million-a-year business in Arkansas within a year or two, medical clinics specializing in marijuana certifications are cropping up to handle the rush. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
First Northeast Arkansas Cannabis Outlet Opens
Northeast Arkansas will get its first medical marijuana dispensary when NEA Full Spectrum opens at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Brookland, about five miles northeast of Jonesboro. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Pulaski County Still Waiting for Medical Marijuana
Legal medical marijuana has yet to creep up on Little Rock. read more >
Update: Cannabis Dispensary, Arkansas’ 10th, Opens in Conway
A medical marijuana dispensary set to open Friday in Conway will be the state's 10th legal outlet for cannabis, state officials said Wednesday, a day after an Alcoholic Beverage Control leader lamented the slow rollout of dispensaries. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
8th Cannabis Dispensary to Open Thursday; Total Sales Top $5.2M
Arkansas' eighth medical marijuana dispensary, The Source, will open at 8 a.m. Thursday in Bentonville. It will be the second cannabis outlet in a little over a week to start selling in the city. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Sales Top $1.1M
Just a month after the state’s first medical marijuana dispensaries opened, Arkansas’ new legal cannabis industry is already a million-dollar affair. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Medical Marijuana Patients Still Waiting to Inhale
Twenty-eight months after Arkansans voted to legalize medical marijuana, the state’s 10,000 patients with cannabis cards can expect to wait a bit longer for their medicine to reach the market. read more >
Marijuana Dispensary Trio Failed to Mention Family Tie
A Mayflower family that failed to acknowledge their relationship is at the center of an investigation and a lawsuit over the granting of licenses for three medical marijuana dispensaries in Arkansas. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Medical Marijuana Put on Back Burner
Impatient patients will have to wait at least until the end of April to buy legal medical marijuana in Arkansas. read more >
From Potables to Pot, ABC Chief Doralee Chandler Stays Focused
Doralee Chandler, the director of the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, says the “unknowns” in the state’s new medical marijuana industry are challenging. read more >
Arkansas Cannabis Lineup Set: Last 3 Dispensaries Pay Fees
The starting lineup for Arkansas’ medical marijuana cultivation and dispensing industry is now set, pending complaint investigations, according to the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, which oversees enforcement of the new system. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Arkansas Liquor Stores See Sales Fall 5.5 Percent Since Grocery Wine Expansion
Liquor stores throughout Arkansas have seen total sales fall an average of 5.5 percent since expanded sales of wine in grocery stores went into effect Oct. 1, according to a report released Monday. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Grocery Sales of Wine Hit Liquor Stores
Expanded wine offerings have taken a toll on sales at the state’s package liquor stores. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Liquor Wholesaler Glazer’s Charged Wal-Mart More, Suit Says
A former vice president at Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits LLC has alleged in a lawsuit that it charged Wal-Mart Stores Inc. more for alcohol than other retailers. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Wine Choices in Arkansas Set to Soar
What once was a stream is now a flood as applications for grocery store wine permits pour into the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division. read more >
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