Arkansas Marijuana News

October, 2018

• 4 October

  Arkansas Marijuana Commission Seeks AG’s Guidance

  

  Dr. Ronda Henry-Tillman, chairperson of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission, penned a letter to the Arkansas Attorney General seeking legal guidance. ...

September, 2018

• 5 September

  Boston Firm Hired to Score Arkansas’ Dispensary Applications

  

  Boston-based Public Consulting Group, Inc. has been chosen to evaluate dispensary applications in Arkansas. The state accepted 30 proposals and the ...

August, 2018

• 2 August

  Arkansas to Hire Third Party to Score Dispensary Applications

  

  The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission has decided to outsource the scoring for state dispensaries. The outside consultant will be chosen via ...

July, 2018

• 3 July

  Arkansas Doctor Says to Only Buy CBD from Reputable Suppliers

  

  Although CBD does not produce a psychoactive high, some medical professionals have issued a warning to be aware that the CBD ...

June, 2018

• 6 June

  Little Rock Board Rejects New Marijuana Leniency Policy

  

  A proposed policy to reduce the penalty for misdemeanor marijuana charges was rejected by the Little Rock Board of Directors. The ...

May, 2018

• 15 May

  Arkansas Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Medical Marijuana Lawsuit

  

  The Arkansas Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding the injunction to stop the state’s Medical Marijuana Commission from issuing licenses to ...

April, 2018

• 24 April

  Arkansas Attorney General Rejects Latest Marijuana Ballot Initiative

  

  A proposed marijuana legalization ballot initiative has been rejected by Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. The Arkansas Hemp and Cannabis Amendment ...
• 10 April

  Little Rock Attorney Drafting Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Bill

  

  Attorney David Couch already has a recreational marijuana amendment ready to submit. He wrote the medical marijuana amendment that was adopted ...

March, 2018

• 29 March

  Marijuana Becoming a Savior to Struggling Arkansas Town

  

  The medical marijuana licensing program in Arkansas encourages cultivators to setup in towns that need jobs created the most. Communities that ...
• 1 March

  Arkansas Reveals the State’s First Five Medical Marijuana Cultivators

  

  The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission has completed the application scoring process and chosen the state’s first five medical marijuana cultivators. Licenses will ...