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Storm Nolan of River Valley Relief Cultivation in Fort Smith
Agriculture & Poultry / Legal

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 >
A proposal to legalize medical marijuana has been approved for the November ballot in Arkansas.
Government & Politics / Legal

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 >
Storm Nolan, principal owner of River Valley Relief Cultivation in Fort Smith.
Agriculture & Poultry / Health Care / Legal

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 >
In this file photo, Dr. Carl Johnson of 2600 Holdings of Little Rock, left, speaks with Abtin Mehdizadegan, center, and Brett Taylor, right, attorneys with Cross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus P.C.
Government & Politics / Legal

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 >
Abtin Mehdizadegan, left, and Brett Taylor, attorneys with Cross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus PC, representing Southern Roots Cultivation, led by Dr. Carl Johnson, right.
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics / Health Care

Medical Marijuana Licensing Under FireLock Icon

Sworn depositions reveal that the original licensing process was questionable enough to spawn an FBI investigation. read more >
David Couch, author of Arkansas’ medical marijuana amendment.
Agriculture & Poultry / Health Care / Legal

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 >
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 >
Agriculture & Poultry / Health Care / Legal

Southern Roots Sues Over Cannabis Cultivation LicensesLock Icon

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 >