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Arkansas regulators to draft rules for medical marijuana dispensary relocations

via The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Arkansas lawmakers advance rule to regulate medical marijuana management contracts

via Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Arkansas small medical marijuana operators face interstate commerce pressures

Arkansas renews almost all cannabis licenses, delays 5 over paperwork

via The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Arkansas Attorney General certifies law restricting hemp-derived THC products

via Marijuana Moment

Store tracker

openings · closures · ownership changes

Event	Development	Date
Opening	Speakeasy Dispensary opens new Ward location in central Arkansas	Aug 17

Enforcement

Type	Action	Date
Crime	Search warrant yields marijuana grow, processing evidence seizure in Pope County	Sep 25
Crime	Authorities recover 20 pounds of marijuana, plants and firearms in Bearden search	Aug 26
Crime	Arkansas traffic stops yield fentanyl, marijuana trafficking arrests	Jul 28
Crime	Arkansas State Police seize 150 pounds of marijuana near Van Buren	Jul 16
Crime	Teen arrested with 190 pounds of marijuana in truck bed, Arkansas State Police say	Jun 23

Arkansas cannabis: quick answers

Is cannabis legal in Arkansas?

Medical only. Arkansas licenses cannabis for registered medical patients; recreational (adult-use) sales are not legal.

Answers generated from official state data tracked by Cannabis Newz, current as of the dates shown.