Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control

A former Helena police office is among those arrested in the scheme, which involved using patient allotments for people who were elderly, deceased, out of the area or incarcerated. read more >

A Pulaski County Circuit Court judge has extended a temporary restraining order that prevents the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission from issuing the state’s remaining dispensary licenses. read more >

Jacob "Kade" Holliday still faces federal charges in another case. read more >

The state’s marijuana cultivation industry has been rife with lawsuits practically since Arkansans voted to legalize medicinal cannabis in November 2016. Last month brought an addition to the litigation derby. read more >

Turnabout is fair play in Jefferson County, which gained a medical marijuana cultivation center from Newport this month after losing it to the Jackson County seat more than two years ago. read more >

Medical marijuana isn’t even for sale yet in Arkansas, but some people in the industry are already considering the potential market for medical cannabis edibles. read more >

The online wine clubs’ come-ons are seductive: Shop at home, discover hard-to-find wines, open the box deposited at your door. Unfortunately, that delicious wine may be illegal. read more >

Hot Springs Mayor Pat McCabe says his work on the transformation of the old Hale Bathhouse into the Hotel Hale is “progressing nicely” and he and his wife, Ellen, hope to have it open by the end of the year. read more >

If permit applications are to be believed, plans are in the works for a microbrewery and restaurant in the 200 block of Barraque St. in Pine Bluff and for a restaurant in the old Hotel Pines at 426 S. Main. read more >

Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday appointed Mary Casteel as director of the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division. read more >