Arkansas cannabis

A measure that would allow medical cannabis patients to obtain a license to carry concealed weapons advanced through Arkansas legislature last week, reported Marijuana Moment. On Thursday, a bill from Rep. Aaron Pilkington (R) was passed by the members of the House Judiciary Committee in a voice...

Arkansas Cannabis Sales Skyrocket In Early 2023 In the first two months of 2023, Arkansans purchased a total of 8,832 pounds of medical cannabis worth $45.5 million, reported Fort Smith Times Record. That's a nearly 10% year-over-year increase compared to the same period in 2022, according...

Arkansas Senator Tyler Dees (R) filed legislation, SB 358, that would regulate delta-8 THC products in the state. The bill, co-sponsored by senators Justin Boyd (R) and four other lawmakers, would "prohibit the growth, processing, sale, transfer, or possession of industrial...

As the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference returns to Miami (April 11-12) bringing together top CEOs, investors, leaders, advocates and politicians, let's scroll through the latest regulatory changes in the space. Arizona Veterans To Get Free Medical Marijuana Cards Thanks To Senate...

Arkansans will have their chance to weigh in on recreational cannabis yet again under a new legalization push from a GOP lawmaker. On Wednesday, state senator Joshua Bryant (R) filed a measure seeking to place a constitutional amendment on the 2024 general election ballot to legalize adult use of...

Arkansas voters defeated the recreational marijuana legalization ballot measure in Tuesday's midterms. The measure failed to receive enough votes, surprising many as a recent poll showed a comfortable majority of likely voters had favored the ballot measure. On Tuesday,...

Voters in Arkansas defeated a ballot measure that would have made the state the first in the Deep South to legalize recreational marijuana, according to The Associated Press.  The measure failed to receive sufficient votes surprising many as a recent poll showed a comfortable...

Responsible Growth Arkansas, the group behind the ballot initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis, has filed an appeal with the Arkansas Supreme Court to overturn a decision by the Arkansas Board of Election Commissioners that bans a proposed amendment to reach the November ballot....

Federal Health Agencies To Fund Studies On Minor Cannabinoids & Terpenes  Several federal health agencies once again confirmed they will support research into the therapeutic potential of “minor cannabinoids” and cannabis terpenes.  The National Institutes of Health (...

Melissa Fults, a board member of Arkansas NORML and a medical marijuana patient advocate withdrew her adult-use cannabis amendment petition preferring to wait until the 2024 elections, giving her time to focus on other recreational proposals she disagrees with,...