by - March 22, 2022 12:45 pm
Medical marijuana sales in Arkansas totaled $21.1 million in February, with sales based on tax revenue topping February 2021. Sales for the first two months of 2022 total $41.69 million…
by - December 20, 2021 12:25 pm
Arkansas medical marijuana sales totaled $2.56 million in November, down from $2.75 million in November and well below the record of $3.28 million in May 2021, according to the Arkansas…
by - November 16, 2021 5:10 pm
Almost 67,000 pounds – roughly the weight of two F-35 fighter jets – of medical marijuana have been sold in Arkansas since May 2019, with the state collecting just under…
by - September 23, 2021 5:39 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) have received a $1.3 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse – part…
by - April 13, 2021 7:09 pm
More than 40,000 pounds of medical marijuana have been sold in Arkansas since the first dispensary opened in May 2019, according to the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC). A dispensary…
by - December 23, 2020 3:05 pm
Owners of Fort Smith-based River Valley Relief have taken legal action to block a Dec. 8 Zone 4 dispensary license decision by the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC). The action…
by - October 14, 2020 2:56 pm
The Source, a medical marijuana dispensary in Bentonville, is in the initial planning phase to relocate to a larger location near Interstate 49 in Rogers. According to a preliminary development…
by - June 30, 2020 7:16 pm
The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission released additional cultivation and dispensary licenses on Tuesday (June 30). In a 3-2 vote, the commission released the two remaining cultivation licenses. The state now…
by - May 12, 2020 6:18 pm
Arkansas’ medical marijuana sales have increased significantly since March 1 and there is a consensus as to why: COVID-19. The state of Arkansas reported Tuesday (May 12) that overall sales…
by - December 9, 2019 4:55 pm
The first medical marijuana dispensary in Northeast Arkansas will open Tuesday (Dec. 10) in Brookland. NEA Full Spectrum has been formally approved by Alcohol Beverage and Control to open for…
by - October 28, 2019 5:31 pm
Little Rock-based AR Cannabis Clinic (ARCC) has announced plans to expand its operations with multiple new medical offices across the state that specializes in certifying new patients seeking pot for…
by - October 23, 2019 9:18 pm
The director of the Arkansas Beverage Control Board (ABC) said on Wednesday (Oct. 23) that agency officials may rewrite state medical marijuana rules that would allow regulators to revoke licenses…
by - September 29, 2019 12:21 pm
A recent study showed 73% of oncology providers believe medical marijuana provides benefits for cancer patients. But only 46% would be comfortable recommending the drug, according to a report by…
by - September 24, 2019 4:20 pm
When Arkansans think about the state’s startup scene, the images that come to mind are over-caffeinated Millennials in co-working spaces with laptop computers and smartphones whiteboarding a way to tap…
by - July 16, 2019 10:52 am
Erik Danielson, a Fayetteville attorney who is a minority stakeholder in one of Arkansas’ 32 medical marijuana dispensary license holders, has partnered with Slang Worldwide Inc., a global cannabis consumer…
by - June 20, 2019 10:29 am
Arkansas Medical Marijuana (MMC) commissioners on Wednesday (June 19) asked legal staff to investigate why there are still only a handful of cultivators and retailers in operation statewide and then…
by - June 9, 2019 3:20 pm
The Green Wave is sweeping the country. And, no, I’m not talking about Tulane University athletics. It hasn’t been newsworthy in decades. According to Pew Research Center, 62% of Americans,…
by - May 31, 2019 7:59 am
Natural State Medicinals Cultivation in Jefferson County will be the second marijuana grower to harvest and make cannabis product available to Arkansans making the trek to Hot Springs this weekend,…
by - May 14, 2019 1:05 pm
The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission recently approved rules for transporting medical marijuana products, but the state legislature and governor also must approve them before going into effect. Scott Hardin, communications…
by - May 11, 2019 10:37 pm
The uneven roll-out of the state’s legal marijuana industry on Friday and Saturday is expected to extend into next week as hundreds of patients crowded two Hot Springs stores to…
