Arkansas medical marijuana sales down through June
Medical marijuana sales in Arkansas were $140.3 million in the first six months of 2026, down 2.6% compared with the same period in 2025 when sales totaled $144 million, the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) said Thursday (July 16).
The average purchase amount through June is $75.14. Also, the state had 36 licensed dispensaries in the first half of 2026, down from 37 in the same period of 2025. A dispensary in Texarkana has a license but the location has been closed.
The following five dispensaries had the largest percentage of total medical marijuana sales from January to June 2026 among the licensed dispensaries, according to the DFA.
• Natural Relief Dispensary (Sherwood): 8.55% of total sales
• Suite 443 (Hot Springs): 8.02% of total sales
• CROP Dispensary (Jonesboro): 5.33% of total sales
• Harvest Dispensary (Conway): 5.32% of total sales
• Custom Cannabis (Alexander): 4.43% of total sales
The DFA reported collecting $16.8 million in state tax revenue from the January-June medical marijuana sales. The collections include revenue from the 6.5% state sales tax and the 4% privilege tax. Tax revenue in the same period of 2025 also was $16.8 million.
“Tax revenue doesn’t always align with sales data. This may be due to a large payment on an audit or another factor,” noted DFA spokesman Scott Hardin.
The Arkansas Department of Health reported 119,074 active medical marijuana patient cards in July, up 7.7% compared with 110,539 active cards in July 2025.
Arkansas medical marijuana sales totaled $291.1 million in 2025, up 5.5% compared with 2024 sales, and a new annual record. The previous annual record was $283 million in 2023. Also, the state’s 37 licensed dispensaries sold 79,223 pounds of medical marijuana in 2025, up 4.8% compared with 75,598 pounds in 2024.
Following are annual sales since 2019 when medical marijuana sales began in Arkansas.
2025: $291.1 million
2024: $275.9 million
2023: $283 million
2022: $276.3 million
2021: $264.9 million
2020: $181.8 million
2019: $31.32 million
The constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana for 17 qualifying conditions and creating a state medical marijuana commission was approved by Arkansas voters 53% to 47% in November 2016.
Taxes collected are 6.5% of regular state sales tax with each purchase by a patient and a 4% privilege tax on sales from cultivators to dispensaries. Most of the tax revenue is placed in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences National Cancer Designation Trust Fund. The state also collects a cultivator privilege tax, which means tax revenue is not always tied to how much product is bought by consumers at dispensaries and the price for the product sold to dispensary customers.