medical marijuana

On Monday, a Fort Smith-based medical marijuana cultivator’s license to operate was revoked by Doralee Chandler, head regulator of the state’s Medical Marijuana Commission (MMC). This news comes less than a month after a judge ruled the state erred when…

The Arkansas Legislature has not been happy about some of the previous ballot issues approved by voters, such as those raising the minimum wage, creating the medical marijuana industry and legalizing casinos in Crittenden, Garland, Pope and Jefferson counties. The…

Arkansans have been under the influence of medical marijuana, legally, since 2016. In 2016, Arkansas voters approved the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment with 53 percent of the vote. The amendment to the state constitution allows patients who have a doctor’s…

The wild, blue yonder awaits in this month’s issue of Arkansas Money & Politics. Each year, our April issue features the aviation and aerospace industries in Arkansas. This month, our flight around the state visits Little Rock and Northwest Arkansas…

Medical marijuana retailer Good Day Farm will soon relocate its Little Rock dispensary to a larger, 4,034-SF retail space located at 11600 Chenal Parkway. The new space will open to the public on Thursday, March 31 at 10 a.m. To…

The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration has reported medical marijuana patients spent $20.53 million in January at 37 dispensaries across the state to obtain 3,731 pounds. Natural Relief Dispensary in Sherwood, a city in the Little Rock metro, had…

Abaca, the Arkansas-based cannabis banking fintech company has surpassed more than $2 billion dollars in commerce for the cannabis industry. The company says its growth is fueled by aligning its bank-backed financial technology offering with the needs of cannabis business…

Researchers at the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences have been awarded a $1.3 million research grant through the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a division of the National Institute of Health, to…

Dispensaries have been lighting up sales since amendment’s passage In November 2016, voters approved Amendment 98, adding Arkansas to the growing list of states that allow the cultivation, processing, sale and possession of marijuana for medical purposes.  Four and a…

Initially it was anticipated that when the market was mature, there would be about 40,000 to 50,000 people with health conditions that would permit them to qualify for a medical marijuana (MMJ) card, allowing them to purchase products at dispensaries.…