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Too High? THC Test Results Under Fire
Arkansas has no apparent procedure to confirm THC test results, which play into the pricing of medical marijuana. That revelation comes as lawsuits question the integrity of testing companies that draw their revenue from growers. read more >
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An Updated Look at Medical Marijuana Ownership in Arkansas
In conjunction with this week’s feature on the controversial history of medical marijuana business licensing in Arkansas, Arkansas Business sought out an update on the precise ownership of the state’s eight cannabis cultivation licensees. read more >
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Lawsuit Paints Marijuana Cultivators and Dispensaries as Racketeers
As recreational cannabis seems possible for this year's ballot, a new federal lawsuit challenges medical marijuana businesses in Arkansas. read more >
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Arkansas Poised to See Recreational Marijuana on the Ballot
Medicinal growers spend millions in bid for a vote on recreational cannabis. read more >
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Industry-Backed Proposal Would Legalize Adult-Use Marijuana
The group behind the ballot question, Responsible Growth Arkansas, is chaired by former Arkansas House Democratic Leader Eddie Armstrong III. read more >
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Recreational Marijuana Consulting Pays for Little Rock Firms
Responsible Growth Arkansas, a group promoting recreational marijuana legalization, has spent $45,000 split between a couple of Little Rock lobbying and consulting firms. read more >
Cannabis Cultivators Want Recreational Use on Ballot
Five Arkansas marijuana cultivators have put up $350,000 each to fund a ballot question committee about legalizing recreational use of their product. read more >
Cannabis Firm Ownership Tricky to Track
The state faces stiff headwinds providing public transparency in the medical marijuana dispensary industry, where lawsuits and charges of deception have been a constant for nearly five years. read more >
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State Accepts Applications to Process and Transport Cannabis
As state officials begin accepting applications for processing and transport licenses in the growing medical marijuana industry, executives on the cultivation side expressed doubt that processing will generate much business. read more >
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Marijuana Cultivator Turns Down Dispensary Over Cash Policy
Hot Springs dispensary owner Dragan Vicentic's penchant for paying for cannabis in cash, disdaining electronic payments, gives marijuana cultivator reason for blacklisting. read more >
Arkansas Pot Firms Feud, Pass Around The Blame
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 >
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Room to Grow: State Adds New Cannabis Growers
The Arkansas medical marijuana system has cleared three new growers, but the existing five cultivators are suing. read more >
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A Woman’s Place: Cannabis Industry Promotes Female Ownership
Feminine hands are everywhere in the medical marijuana and hemp industries, up and running in the state for less than a year. Their roles range from co-owning $10 million cultivation centers to staffing dispensary counters as budtenders. read more >
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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 >
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Marijuana Panel Rejects Sale of 2 Dispensary Licenses
The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission rejected the sale of two medical marijuana dispensary licenses Tuesday, signaling frustration with licensees attempting to sell without having made significant progress toward opening their outlets. read more >
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Bold Owner Brings Sedate Look to Marijuana Dispensary
Its new name conjures visions of Al Capone, but the Hot Springs medical marijuana dispensary once known as Doctors Orders couldn’t look more reputable these days. read more >
Herbology Opening on Hold; Bold Duo Buys Sears Dispensaries
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 >
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Coming Soon to Pulaski County
With only 10 Arkansas medical marijuana dispensaries running and the state pressing the other 22 licensed companies to move quickly, dispensaries in Little Rock and Sherwood plan to open late next month or in early December. read more >
Medical Marijuana Edibles, Vape Pens Sell Big
Even with Bold Team of Cotton Plant producing more than 5,000 gummies a day, the demand for the $5 marijuana edibles is outweighing the supply. read more >
Bold Team’s Dull Colors Disguise Gummies’ Sweet Relief
For Bold Team LLC, the state’s first medical marijuana producer and cannabis edibles manufacturer, business so far has been grape. read more >
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