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 >
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 >
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 >
The highs and lows of a year in Arkansas business. read more >
The Arkansas Supreme Court has promised a quick review of an appeal by grower Storm Nolan in the case. read more >
The decision was somewhat expected, but still was a blow to owner Storm Nolan, who invested $8 million in the business. read more >
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 >
They want a judge to force state regulators to comply with a ruling against River Valley Relief Cultivation. read more >
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 >
Licensing results for two businesses that applied to establish medical marijuana cultivation centers in Arkansas offer a study in contrasts. read more >
Sworn depositions reveal that the original licensing process was questionable enough to spawn an FBI investigation. read more >
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 >
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 >
Storm Nolan, the Fort Smith hotelier, is now providing accommodations for thousands of medicinal marijuana plants. read more >
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 >
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 >
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 >
As state officials begin accepting applications for processing and transport licenses in the growing medical marijuana industry, executives on the cultivation side expressed doubt that processing will generate much business. read more >
The state’s largest medical marijuana merchant says Arkansas cultivators have blackballed his business, and he’s planning to sue, alleging they cut off sales after he lobbied for the state to license more growers. read more >
Storm Nolan of Fort Smith may have a new medical marijuana cultivation facility in motion for Sebastian County, but his more immediate worry has been COVID-19’s toll on the hospitality industry. read more >
The Arkansas medical marijuana system has cleared three new growers, but the existing five cultivators are suing. read more >
