Southern Roots Cultivation
Update: Judge Denies Fort Smith Cultivator’s Request for Rehearing in License Case
Storm Nolan argues that a ruling against River Valley Relief was flawed, and says $6 million worth of medical cannabis would go to waste if he's stripped of his license. 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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State Moves to Revoke Fort Smith Cultivator’s Marijuana License
The licensing reversal favored 2600 Holdings of Little Rock, doing business as Southern Roots Cultivation, which had sued claiming it should have rightfully won the license. 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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Cannabis Licensing at Issue as Adult-Use Vote Looms
As Arkansans face a possible November vote on legalizing recreational marijuana, the state Supreme Court has cast heavy legal shade over the system that handed out those licenses in the first place. read more >
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Medical Marijuana Licensing Tests Scales of Justice
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 >
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Southern Roots Sues Over Cannabis Cultivation Licenses
The state’s marijuana cultivation industry has been rife with lawsuits practically since Arkansans voted to legalize medicinal cannabis in November 2016. Last month brought an addition to the litigation derby. read more >