The state Medical Marijuana Commission will hold off until next month before considering a dispensary’s request to move from Helena-West Helena to Stuttgart, where city leaders are expected to submit letters on the proposed move.
Greenlight Helena at 2000 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Helena-West Helena proposed a move to a six-acre property along Highway 165 in Stuttgart. The location is just south of Mack’s Prairie Wings sporting goods store and a Tractor Supply business.
Commission chairman James Miller made a motion to table the proposed change of location until next month’s meeting to allow more time for people to weigh in. After the meeting, commission spokesman Scott Hardin said commission staff expect Stuttgart Mayor Norma Strabala and city leaders to submit letters regarding the move but did not know if they were in support or opposition.
William “Griffin” Christine is the majority owner of Greenlight Helena, with 55.45%. John David Mueller of Leawood, Kansas, is the second-largest shareholder, at 34.38%, followed by Lance Gray of Helena with 10.18%.
In other business, the commission approved ownership changes at cultivator Leafology, processor Dark Horse Medicinals, and dispensaries Hash and Co. in Pine Bluff, Berner’s by Good Day Farm in Little Rock and Good Day Farm Texarkana.
At Leafology, a cultivation facility in Garland County, majority owner Carla McCord is reducing her stake from 70% to 60% as new owner Richard Lawless comes on board with a 10% share. Nick Landers will remain the second-largest shareholder with 20% followed by Sherman Tate and Charles Singleton with 5% each.
At Dark Horse Medicinals, a cannabis processor in Little Rock, Shameem Rohani of Memphis will increase his share from 1.06% to a little more than 5.43%. Casey Flippo, whose stake will be reduced by about 1%, will remain the top shareholder with 22.43%.
At Hash and Co., sole owner Marcia Cole of Searcy will sell the business to Jamie Alicia Simmons of Morrilton.
At Berner’s by Good Day Farm, Todd Denton of Little Rock sold his 9.18% share, which will be allocated among the other existing owners. Donald Thomas “Boysie” Bollinger of Louisiana will continue to be the largest shareholder in the business with his stake increasing from 25% to 28%.
At Good Day Farm Texarkana, sole owner Jennifer Cate is reducing her stake to 15.19% as the business brings on 17 new owners. The largest shareholder will be Steve Roy of Alabama with 26.27%. Roy will own his share as a trustee of the James Halton Dove 2012 Trust. The other largest shareholders will be Amanda “Amy” Denton and Elaine Deming, both of Arkansas, at 9.8% each.
The commission set its next meeting for September 7 at 4:30 p.m.
