Congressional committee rejects SAFE Banking Act The SAFE Banking Act will not be included in a broader economic development bill being considered in Congress. The SAFE Banking Act would have made banking more accessible for cannabis businesses and had the support of the Arkansas cannabis and banking industries. Supporters of the bill say it is not dead and efforts continue to pass cannabis banking legislation. 2 days ago by Griffin Coop Laws News Regulations
A tour of Natural State Medicinals It’s growing season for the Jefferson County medical marijuana cultivator. 3 days ago by Lindsey Millar Cover Stories Tours
17 dispensaries growing their own Seventeen medical marijuana dispensaries are cultivating their own plants and a few are even selling them to other dispensaries. The state amendment legalizing medical marijuana allows for dispensaries to grow up to 50 mature plants and 150 immature plants. 3 days ago by Griffin Coop News
Follow-up: Why dispensaries can’t sell Delta-8 While Delta-8 THC is mostly unregulated in Arkansas, the state’s medical marijuana dispensaries are not allowed to sell Delta-8 products. This prohibition stems from a state Medical Marijuana Commission rule about product additives. 3 days ago by Griffin Coop Laws News
States wrestle with Delta-8 regulation States continue to struggle with the regulation Delta-8 THC. More than a dozen states have introduced legislation to regulate the hemp-derived product this year, according to MJ Biz Daily, but the results have been limited at best. 4 days ago by Griffin Coop Laws News
Meet Jennifer Burr, Arkansas’s best budtender Jennifer Burr of Sherwood’s Natural Relief Dispensary has been voted Best Budtender in the Arkansas Times annual Best of Arkansas readers survey. As a wellness consultant, the 30-year-old Burr studies cannabis and its effects so she can give patients the best recommendations. Ultimately, she said, the best advice she can offer any new cannabis consumer is to have patience. 1 week ago by Griffin Coop Interviews
Responsible Growth spends another $700,000 on signature process Responsible Growth Arkansas spent more than $700,000 last month in its attempt to get recreational marijuana on the November ballot. The organization spent most of the money on the ballot signature process, according to campaign reports. 1 week ago by Griffin Coop News
Supreme Court rules in favor of River Valley The state Supreme Court ruled in favor of River Valley Relief Cultivation in a case that questioned whether the Fort Smith cultivator should have received its license. 1 week ago by Griffin Coop Laws News