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'Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission'

Cannabis card clinics come to Arkansas

New clinics help patients get certification that the state requires.
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Griffen plays recording of Carpenter Farms hearing; says he was "following the law" in questioning attorney general counsel

On Tuesday morning, Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen replayed the audio recording of a Sept. 13, 2019 hearing for a challenge of refusal of a marijuana dispensary permit for Carpenter Farms in his courtroom at the Pulaski County Courthouse.
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State provides update on Arkansas dispensary openings

A document compiled by Arkansas Alcohol Beverage Control Division officials suggests that many of the state's 25 unopened medical marijuana dispensaries expect to open this fall.

Marijuana commission approves name, location and ownership changes

In a meeting of the state Medical Marijuana Commission on Tuesday afternoon, commissioners approved name changes for three dispensaries, floor plan changes for five dispensaries, and change in ownership requests for four dispensaries. The commission also approved a change in location request for Noah’s Ark dispensary in El Dorado. 
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Patients impatient for the arrival of edibles in Arkansas: Feed thyself

We got buds in the oven.

Marijuana commission approves location and ownership changes for dispensaries

At Wednesday afternoon’s meeting of the state Medical Marijuana Commission, commissioners approved changes in location for three dispensaries and changes of ownership for four dispensaries.
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New Marijuana Commissioner Kevin Russell on his history of opposition to medical marijuana

Kevin Russell will take Dr. Carlos Roman's seat on the state Medical Marijuana Commission. Russell, a Benton police captain and 19-year veteran of the Benton Police Department, said his law enforcement background and experience in "prevention and education" of drug use has helped prepare him to serve on the Commission.

Marijuana Commission sets meeting

The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission will meet at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Alcoholic Beverage Control Division offices at 1515 W. 7th. This meeting is set to be streamed on the web.
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Marijuana dispensary scores could be ready by mid- to late November, commission told

Public Consulting Group, the company hired by the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission to evaluate dispensary applications, said it will try to provide results to the commission within the 30 days agreed after receipt of the applications — by mid-November or late November at the latest.

Ownership change for marijuana concern on commission agenda today

The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission meets at 4:30 p.m. today and items on the agenda including a beginning of the scoring of dispensary permits by an outside consultant. Also on the agenda: A change in ownership by one of the successful applicants for a cultivation permit, Delta Medical Cannabis.
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Secret tape raises more questions about Medical Marijuana Commission

Hunter Field reports in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette today on a surreptitiously made videotape of a March meeting between Dr. Carlos Roman, a member of the Medical Marijuana Commission, and Ken Shollmier, who'd finished out of the running in seeking to win a marijuana cultivation permit from the commission.

State Supreme Court reverses Griffen on marijuana growers, allowing commission's licensing awards to stand

The majority opinion cited separation of powers in its conclusion that Griffen erred, stating that the judicial branch should not take it upon itself to review "the day-to-day actions of the executive branch."
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