Ground breaking medical marijuana facility in Grady

According to a recent news release from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), the Carpenter family, long-time vegetable producers in Lincoln County, Arkansas, recently broke ground for a medical marijuana facility in Grady, Arkansas. On Monday, August 9, friends, county officials, local state... Read More.
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More than 7 tons of medical marijuana sold in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — More than seven tons of medical marijuana has been sold in the state in just more than a year since sales began, according to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. DFA said Saturday that 22 dispensaries have sold 14,714... Read More.

Group stops collecting signatures for marijuana legalization

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A group seeking a constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana in Arkansas has stopped collecting signatures due to the coronavirus pandemic but will refocus its efforts for 2022, a spokeswoman said. Arkansas True Grass wanted an amendment to legalize marijuana... Read More.
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Medical Marijuana Reaches $14 Million Profit in Arkansas

Medical marijuana sales in Arkansas are fast approaching the one ton mark with a total value of nearly $14 million. The Department of Finance & Administration released the following totals on Tuesday that represent sales totals through October 13th at noon: Since Doctor’s Orders (Hot Springs)... Read More.
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State Health Department to reissue medical marijuana cards

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Department of Health has said it will automatically reissue its year-long medical marijuana cards to qualifying patients who have received them in the months before the drug could be sold. A department spokeswoman told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Wednesday... Read More.

Arkansas Residents Can Obtain Oklahoma Marijuana License

FORT SMITH — Thousands of Arkansas residents with valid medical marijuana licenses can receive a temporary medical marijuana adult license in Oklahoma, authorities said. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority has issued more than 33,000 patient licenses since voters overwhelmingly authorized medical cannabis in June. Residents... Read More.
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Medical Marijuana Commission to hire a scorer to grade

In a split vote, the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission on Wednesday elected to hire an outside consultant to score the applications for the state's first cannabis dispensaries, clearing the way for licenses to be issued before the end of the year. On another matter, the... Read More.