Arkansas Cannabis Industry Association

Paschall, the president & CEO of Paschall Strategic Communications of Little Rock, has more than 35 years of experience directing public affairs and public relations initiatives. read more >

Organizers are confident they'll have enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot by next month's deadline. read more >

The state’s largest medical marijuana merchant says Arkansas cultivators have blackballed his business, and he’s planning to sue, alleging they cut off sales after he lobbied for the state to license more growers. read more >

The Arkansas Cannabis Industry Association, which represents cultivators, dispensary operators and ancillary businesses, has elected nine new members to serve on its board of directors. read more >

With 70,000 Arkansas patients spending well over a half-million dollars a day in the state’s 14-month old medical marijuana industry, Dr. Brian Nichol and Dr. David Nguyen are both surprised. read more >

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 >

Herbology, the first Little Rock medical marijuana dispensary to seek state inspection, didn’t make its Nov. 7 goal for opening, disappointing local patients still waiting to inhale. read more >

SAFE Banking will also enable more banks to begin offering conventional loan products to cannabis operators, with a lower cost of capital than currently available from the mostly nonbank lenders filling this void today. read more >

Cannabis advocate Melissa Fults says her nonprofit will file two ballot petitions with the Arkansas secretary of state on Wednesday, including one that would legalize recreational use of cannabis. read more >

After two months and $2 million in sales, Arkansas’ spanking new medical marijuana industry is poised to break a supply logjam. read more >

Elizabeth Michael has teamed up with Martin Thoma of Thoma Thoma to create Bud Agency, the marketing and PR firm devoted to the new medical marijuana industry. read more >

When medicinal cannabis begins to be sold in Arkansas, possibly in April, a potential $100 million-a-year industry is poised to emerge from a complex and harshly criticized regulatory landscape. read more >

The Arkansas Cannabis Industry Association (ACIA) and Arkansas Medical Marijuana Association have merged. read more >

Ninety-five entities applied for five licenses to grow medical cannabis in Arkansas. But exacting standards and daunting challenges mean it won’t be easy money. read more >