by - April 24, 2017 7:43 am
After 53% of Arkansas voters approved the state’s Medical Marijuana Amendment in November, legislators passed 24 laws that changed it. But none severely restricted the availability of the drug, said…
by - April 12, 2017 2:54 pm
Medical marijuana will be available to Arkansas patients around January 2018, predicts the Department of Finance and Administration. The timeline is based in part on the process spelled out by…
by - March 30, 2017 5:39 pm
Senators Thursday delayed acting on a proposed amendment that would ask voters to change the process for amending the Arkansas Constitution. The proposed amendment, House Joint Resolution 1003 by Speaker…
by - March 29, 2017 7:30 pm
The Arkansas Senate voted Wednesday for a bill imposing a special privilege tax on medical marijuana. House Bill 1580 by Rep. Doug House, R-North Little Rock, imposes a 4% special…
by - March 27, 2017 4:39 pm
Storm Nolan will be the first person to tell you his idea for a medical marijuana cultivation facility in Fort Smith isn’t a given. After all, state officials are proceeding…
by - March 20, 2017 5:48 pm
The Arkansas House voted against banning manufactured edible medical marijuana products, voted to move party primaries permanently to March, and concurred in Senate amendments on a bill requiring voters to…
by - March 15, 2017 7:41 pm
The House Rules Committee voted Wednesday (March 15) to ban the sale of marijuana edibles and to ban marijuana smoking in certain places and situations. House Bill 1392 by Robin…
by - March 6, 2017 7:34 pm
The Arkansas Senate on Monday (Mar. 6) overwhelmingly rejected a measure to ban the smoking of medical marijuana, but narrowly adopted a proposal to prevent Arkansas military personnel from registering…
by - February 23, 2017 2:47 pm
Talk Business & Politics’ Roby Brock participated via Skype in the White House press briefing on Thursday (Feb. 23) asking for clarification on the Trump administration’s approach to regulating marijuana…
by - February 20, 2017 5:10 pm
In a new survey, Arkansas voters made it clear they prefer the implementation of medical marijuana to allow for smoking cannabis and not waiting for federal law to allow for…
by - February 15, 2017 8:18 pm
In November, Arkansas voters passed the Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016, which legalized marijuana use for medicinal purposes and created a state regulatory regime for the cultivation, distribution and sale…
by - February 13, 2017 6:01 pm
Candidates in constitutional officer, legislative and judicial races would be required to report campaign finances online into a searchable database under a bill passed by the House of Representatives. The…
by - February 13, 2017 8:20 am
Bills were filed Friday by the primary sponsor of medical marijuana legislation to prohibit advertising for medical marijuana products, to shift the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission to the Department of…
by - February 12, 2017 10:18 am
More than a month into the regular session, Arkansas lawmakers are winnowing their choices for referred constitutional amendments and still tackling the implementation of a voter-approved medical marijuana measure and…
by - February 8, 2017 6:40 pm
Five medical marijuana bills advanced through the House Rules Committee Wednesday (Feb. 7), but committee members voted against a bill that would require licenses to be granted to a “natural…
by - February 1, 2017 8:18 pm
Seven bills, all filed by Rep. Doug House, R-North Little Rock, that would regulate parts of the supply chain and make other changes to the state’s medical marijuana amendment were…
by - February 1, 2017 8:32 am
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by - January 29, 2017 9:36 am
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said that contradictions between state and federal law regarding medical marijuana usage will ultimately be a decision that federal prosecutors must reconcile. In the interim,…
by - January 23, 2017 8:56 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed the first two medical marijuana bills into law Monday. House Bill 1026 by Rep. Doug House, R-North Little Rock, extends the deadline for rule making from…
by - January 23, 2017 4:37 pm
Fort Smith Development Services Director Wally Bailey has concerns over how zoning will be handled for the state’s in-development medical marijuana industry, he said during Monday’s (Jan. 23) meeting of…
