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Marijuana plants grow in the River Valley Relief facility in Fort Smith.
Government & Politics / Health Care / Legal

2 Levels of Scrutiny for 2 Marijuana Cultivation ApplicationsLock Icon

Licensing results for two businesses that applied to establish medical marijuana cultivation centers in Arkansas offer a study in contrasts. read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Health Care / Investments

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 >
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics / Health Care

Medical Marijuana Licensing Tests Scales of JusticeLock Icon

As Arkansas’ fledgling medical marijuana industry passed $300 million in cumulative sales, its licensing system for cannabis businesses was taking fire in court, not least for granting a cultivation license to a company that didn’t legally exist. read more >
Robert Lercher, who couldn’t touch the plants without gloves, mimics peeling “sucker leaves” from immature plants
Agriculture & Poultry / Health Care / Investments

Arkansas Pot Firms Feud, Pass Around The BlameLock Icon

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 >
Storm Nolan, owner of River Valley Relief Cultivation, has a license to grow medical marijuana in a 25,000-SF section of warehouse in Fort Smith.  Only a lawsuit stands in his way.
Agriculture & Poultry / Construction / Government & Politics

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 >
Agriculture & Poultry / Health Care / Retail

Cannabis Supply Problem, Real or Not, Roils Industry as State Adds Licenses

As Arkansas’ medical marijuana industry blossoms, cultivators are pushing back against a narrative that short wholesale supplies have kept prices too high for some patients to buy. read more >