Cannabiz

Legalizing recreational marijuana in Arkansas would have an economic impact of $2.36 billion and create 6,400 jobs over five years, according to an economic impact study commissioned by Responsible Growth Arkansas, the sponsor of an amendment that would legalize cannabis for adults 21 and older.  

The industry-backed group working to legalize recreational marijuana in Arkansas received $605,000 in donations last month and has about half a million dollars on hand, according to financial documents filed with the state Ethics Commission. 

A pair of prominent conservative donors have chipped in a total of $2 million to fund a committee opposing recreational marijuana in Arkansas, according to the group’s financial filing Thursday. 

After an order by the state Supreme Court set off a bit of confusion Monday, Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston and a representative for the state attorney general filed official documentation Tuesday declaring a recreational marijuana amendment’s ballot title to be insufficient based on a state board’s determination last month. 

GreenLight Little Rock, which held its grand opening last week, is the third GreenLight location in the state after other stores in Helena-West Helena and West Memphis.

Heralded as a wonder crop, nonintoxicating cannabis plant struggles to launch.

Flower star power.

Responsible Growth Arkansas submitted more than 192,000 signatures to the secretary of state on Friday, the most significant step to-date to legalize recreational marijuana in Arkansas. 

It's growing season at the Jefferson County medical marijuana cultivator.

Jennifer Burr of Natural Relief Dispensary is the people’s choice.

More change is coming to the marijuana scene in Fayetteville after state regulators gave their blessing Thursday for one of the city’s dispensaries to move to a newly constructed space in the city. 

Lawsuit challenges legislature’s ability to amend constitutional amendment. 

The industry-backed group trying to legalize recreational marijuana in Arkansas has collected more than 65,000 verified signatures and has spent more than $1 million in its attempt to make the November ballot, according to the group’s most recent financial report.

When I opened up my jar of Sun King (I love that Revolution always uses glass jars for its packaging), I was greeted by the unmistakable smell of OG Kush, which is a pungent blend of pine, citrus and diesel fuel, except this strain has an added earthy aroma that is not as prevalent in the original OG Kush.

The industry-backed proposal is more than halfway to the ballot, but rivals pledge opposition.

Arkansas marijuana advocate Melissa Fults has ended her attempt to put a constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana on the ballot this year and, instead, will devote her time to defeating a well-financed amendment supported by the state’s marijuana cultivators. 

North to south, the Arkansas cannabis industry continues to evolve and grow.

In addition to all of the new official Cookies strains available at Berner's by Good Day Farm Dispensary, there are also new GDF strains available using Cookies genetics. I have been very impressed with the quality of Cookies strains I have tried so far, but they are priced at a level that not everyone can afford.

The intoxicating cousin to marijuana is widely available and free of regulation — for now.

Common ownership of cultivation centers and dispensaries has some crying foul.