Tag: arkansas medical cannabis

Fight over disputed Arkansas medical marijuana permit escalates

A long-running dispute over one of Arkansas’ medical marijuana cultivation permits is escalating after a second court found regulators improperly awarded one of the licenses. At issue is the license awarded to Fort Smith, Arkansas-based River Valley Relief, one of eight cannabis cultivators licensed by the state. On Dec. 30, a Pulaski County Circuit judge […]

Arkansas election chief: Marijuana initiative has 91K signatures

A voter initiative that would significantly expand Arkansas’ medical marijuana program has attracted enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot, according to the state’s top election official. Leslie Bellamy, elections director in the Arkansas secretary of state’s office, told Little Rock TV station KTHV-TV on Friday that at least 91,000 signatures were verified as […]