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Pine Bluff Crackdown on Illegal THC-A Sales in Smoke Shops

Detectives from the Pine Bluff Police Department's Vice & Narcotics Division have been investigating smoke shops in the city for selling marijuana products mislabeled as legal hemp, specifically THC-A. Despite shop owners citing compliance with Arkansas law permitting hemp-derived cannabidiol products with no more than... Read More.
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Walmart stands behind sales and operating income projections

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, is standing behind its full-year sales and operating income outlook even as President Donald Trump has launched tariff wars with China and nearly every trading partner that have brought a wave of economic uncertainty. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based... Read More.

Grant County sales tax collection tops $3 million in 2024

A report from the Grant County Treasurer’s Office showed that the county’s one-cent sales tax exceeded $3 million last year. According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, Grant County Treasurer Tim Stuckey said the collection figure for 2024 was $3,116,469, continuing a long string of tax... Read More.
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Go Forward sales tax ended Monday

After being collected for seven years, the five-eighths cent sales tax, commonly called the Go Forward tax has ended. Monday was the last day the tax was collected but Pine Bluff will continue to see tax money returned from the state for a couple of... Read More.
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Monticello, Drew County report sales tax collection increases

Sales tax collections in Monticello and Drew County increased in May, compared to the previous year, according to the Monticello Economic Development Commission. County sales taxes collected totaled $548.822, up from $531.071 in May 2023. The Advance Monticellonian newspaper reported that the City of Monticello collected... Read More.

Medical marijuana sales set new record in 2023

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas' medical marijuana industry is continuing to reach new highs in the state as sales reached a record-breaking $283 million last year. According to the Department of Finance and Administration, the industry beat the record revenue of $276 million it saw in 2022. The... Read More.
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