No Applications to Grow, Dispense Arkansas Medical Marijuana
Demand for permission to use, grow and sell medical marijuana in Arkansas is low as the state reaches the halfway point for the application period. read more >
Tagged: Medical Marijuana
Arkansas Medical Marijuana 101 (Erika Gee Commentary)
After years of public discussion in Arkansas about medical marijuana, voters in November 2016 approved a constitutional amendment to legalize it. Here's a look at the basics of the medical marijuana law, known as Amendment 98. read more >
How Arkansas Will Implement Medical Marijuana (Erika Gee Commentary)
Erika Gee examines the regulatory, administrative and legislative steps the state government must take as it moves toward implementation of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016. read more >
Medical Marijuana: A Fact of Life for Arkansas Employers (Stuart Jackson Commentary)
Arkansas is the latest of many states to allow medical marijuana. What does the new law do, and how will it play out in the Arkansas workplace? read more >
A Very Bad Law (Editorial)
On Thursday, after more than 140,000 Arkansans had already taken advantage of their right to vote early in the Nov. 8 general election, the Arkansas Supreme Court threw yet another voter-initiated issue off the ballot. read more >
Pot Talk: Burning Questions From Employers About Legalization (Commentary)
If passed, ballot initiatives supporting the legalization of marijuana for medical use should prompt employers to address the complex workplace issues that would inevitably arise. read more >
Inside the Legal Challenges to Arkansas' Medical Marijuana Proposals (Erika Gee Commentary)
Erika Gee takes a closer look at issues identified by three legal challenges to Arkansas' two medical marijuana proposals and what to expect as the court considers them. read more >
Asa Hutchinson, Doctors Criticize Medical Marijuana Push
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and some of the state's top doctors are criticizing efforts to legalize medical marijuana, accusing backers of two ballot measures of misleading voters about the benefits of the drug. read more >
Marijuana Rx May Put Guns Out of Reach
Even if Arkansas voters approve the use of medical marijuana in November, the drug still will be considered an illegal controlled substance by the federal government. And that could cause legal problems for users and sellers of marijuana, according to law professors. read more >
2nd Challenge Filed to Arkansas Medical Marijuana Proposal
A second challenge has been filed with the Arkansas Supreme Court against an effort to legalize medical marijuana, with a complaint that questions the validity of the signatures that were submitted for the ballot measure. read more >
How Arkansas' 2 Medical Marijuana Proposals Differ (Erika Gee Commentary)
Examining the similarities — and differences — of the two medical marijuana initiatives voters will face in November. read more >
More Time Given for Medical Marijuana Petitions
A campaign to legalize medical marijuana in Arkansas has been given 30 more days to circulate petitions after falling short of the signatures needed to get its proposal on the November ballot. read more >
Medical Marijuana Measure Approved for Arkansas Ballot
Arkansas election officials say a proposal to legalize medical marijuana has been approved for the November ballot, putting the issue before the state's voters for the second time in four years. read more >
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