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Storm Nolan Appeals to Arkansas Supreme Court to Save Marijuana License
Storm Nolan is asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to save his medical marijuana license, arguing that a judge wrongly cited a juvenile detention center as a “school” and misinterpreted details of his business entity. read more >
Storm Nolan’s Cultivation License Remains in Legal Limbo
The Arkansas Supreme Court is set to weigh in again on the five-year court battle over the license. read more >
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Ownership of Arkansas Cannabis Companies Remains Murky, Despite Efforts for Transparency
The industry, once promised to be largely owned by Arkansans, has become a maze of unclear ownership and out-of-state influence. read more >
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Cannabis Connections: Medical Marijuana Businesses That Use Management Firms
At least 13 medical marijuana businesses in Arkansas have contracts with cannabis management companies, according to state records. 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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Storm Nolan Sues Insurance Carrier after River Valley Claim is Rejected
In November 2021, River Valley's cooling equipment went off and heat from the facility’s growing lamps destroyed more than 5,000 cannabis plants, according to a federal lawsuit by River Valley Production LLC. read more >
Arkansas Business Year in Review: Best & Worst of 2022
The highs and lows of a year in Arkansas business. read more >
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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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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2 Levels of Scrutiny for 2 Marijuana Cultivation Applications
Licensing results for two businesses that applied to establish medical marijuana cultivation centers in Arkansas offer a study in contrasts. 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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Cannabis Firm Ownership Tricky to Track
The state faces stiff headwinds providing public transparency in the medical marijuana dispensary industry, where lawsuits and charges of deception have been a constant for nearly five years. read more >
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Medical Marijuana Growers See Less Green for Grass
Storm Nolan, the Fort Smith hotelier, is now providing accommodations for thousands of medicinal marijuana plants. read more >
Fort Smith Cannabis Cultivator Gets Growing
Arkansas has a new legal marijuana grower, and he’s hoping to supply the medical cannabis market with enough product to bring down prices. read more >
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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Has Medical Cannabis Cut Opioid Abuse?
Even though opioid use has been falling in Arkansas, it’s unclear if the trend is related to the availability of medical marijuana. read more >
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