Dispensary Cultivation Begins as Demand Builds For Medical Marijuana
After two months and $2 million in sales, Arkansas’ spanking new medical marijuana industry is poised to break a supply logjam. read more >
Tagged: Natural State Medicinals Cultivation
Update: State Cannabis Sales Hit 107 Pounds ($700K); New Grow Site, Dispensaries in Play
The state's new medical marijuana industry is rolling ahead with a second grow center and a third dispensary — the first outside Hot Springs — poised to join the lineup. read more >
Medical Cannabis Has $100,000 Opening; Gummies and Oils on Way
Legal marijuana sales finally arrived in Arkansas in a $100,000 opening weekend at the state's first two medical cannabis dispensaries, which had together sold about 15 pounds' worth by Monday night. read more >
Third Medical Marijuana Cultivator Approved to Start Growing
A third medical marijuana cultivation facility has been approved to start growing, leaving just two facilities waiting for state inspection. 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 >
29 of 32 Cannabis Dispensaries Set; Ruling Favors Natural State Medicinals
Also: The ABC dismisses a complaint about Robert deBin, a cultivator accused of inconsistencies in his license applications. read more >
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Growers Say Drug Ready by Spring
Two of the businesses licensed by Arkansas to grow medical marijuana say they expect to have the drug available for dispensaries as soon as April. read more >
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 >
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Panel Issues 5 Cultivation Licenses
Arkansas' Medical Marijuana Commission has awarded licenses to five cultivation companies after an injunction against issuing the licenses was lifted. 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 >
Jefferson County Lands 2nd Medical Marijuana Grow Facility
A medical marijuana company that qualified last week to become one of the first five legal cannabis grow sites in Arkansas has decided to put its cultivation operation in Jefferson County. read more >
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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