Doralee Chandler
Christy Bjornson Named Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control Division
She follows Doralee Chandler, who stepped down in January to join Attorney General Tim Griffin’s legal staff. read more >
Fort Smith Cultivator License Keeps License But Remains in Court
River Valley Relief Cultivation’s Storm Nolan saw his license renewed even as the state Supreme Court reviews a lower court’s order for the license to be stripped. read more >
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High Court Stays Marijuana Cultivator’s License Revocation
The Arkansas Supreme Court has promised a quick review of an appeal by grower Storm Nolan in the case. read more >
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ABC Director Revokes Fort Smith Cultivator’s Marijuana License
The decision was somewhat expected, but still was a blow to owner Storm Nolan, who invested $8 million in the business. read more >
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Attorneys Seek to Block ABC Hearing on Cultivation License
They want a judge to force state regulators to comply with a ruling against River Valley Relief Cultivation. read more >
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Judge Rules Fort Smith Cannabis Cultivator Got License Improperly
A Pulaski County circuit judge rules that the Medical Marijuana Commission and others acted “unreasonably, unlawfully, and capriciously” by awarding a cultivation license to River Valley Relief Cultivation of Fort Smith. read more >
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Medical Marijuana Licensing Under Fire
Sworn depositions reveal that the original licensing process was questionable enough to spawn an FBI investigation. read more >
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Pine Bluff Snaps Up Newport Marijuana Cultivator
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 >
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 >
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Herbology Sets Tentative Date: Little Rock Cannabis Dispensary Coming Nov. 7
Little Rock's first cannabis dispensary has set a tentative opening date of Nov. 7, ahead of state plans to punish medical marijuana outlets it sees as dragging their feet on starting operations. read more >
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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 >
Sears Family Members Can Fix Paperwork, Keep MMJ Dispensaries
Members of a Mayflower family who failed to acknowledge their relationship on applications for medical marijuana dispensary licenses did not violate state rules, regulators say. 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 >
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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 >