Osage Creek Cultivation
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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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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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 >
2nd Medical Marijuana Cultivation Company Gets State Clearance
Osage Creek Cultivation in Berryville is now the second company growing medical marijuana in Arkansas, joining Bold Team of Cotton Plant as the second of five cannabis cultivation sites cleared by the state. read more >
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Forward Motion (Editorial)
It’s too late to wonder why the MMC didn’t use the same time-tested approach used by the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to distribute package store licenses when a county goes wet: set a deadline for applications, determine whether each applicant meets all legal requirements and then draw randomly from among the qualified applicants. read more >
Marijuana Commission’s Carlos Roman Defends Panel’s Choices
Dr. Carlos Roman, a member of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission, disputes what he calls the “false narrative” about his scoring of the applicants and defended the honesty of the commission. read more >
In Reversal, Medical Pot Cultivator Picks Jackson County, Not Jefferson
In a stunning reversal that left officials in Pine Bluff "mad to the point of tears, practically," Natural State Wellness Enterprises LLC announced that it would put its medical marijuana cultivation facility in Jackson County. read more >
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Arkansas Names 5 Companies Picked to Grow Medical Marijuana
Arkansas regulators have announced five companies the state intends to license to grow medical marijuana under a voter-approved amendment that legalized the drug for certain patients. read more >
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