Business Types:

• Dispensaries
• Cultivation Facilities
• Distributors
• Transporters
• Processors

Governing Bodies:

• Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (MMC)
• Arkansas Beverage Control (ABC)
• Arkansas Department of Health (ADH)
  • Qualifying Conditions
• State of Arkansas

Business Types:

 

Dispensaries

32 will be awarded in the state, selected by merit by zone.

Dispensary License Application

Application Advisory Memorandum I

Application Advisory Memorandum II

Application Rules and Regulations – MMC

Operating Rules and Regulations – ABC

Dispensary Zone Map – showing the eight dispensary geographic zones (four dispensaries will be awarded for each zone)

Surety Bond Pre-Approval for Dispensary Applicants

Performance Bond for Dispensaries

Arkansas State Police Background Check Instructions and Application

Cultivation Facilities

5 will be awarded in the state, selected by merit.

Cultivation Facility License Application

Application Advisory Memorandum I

Application Advisory Memorandum II

Application Rules and Regulations – MMC

Operating Rules and Regulations – ABC

Surety Bond Pre-Approval for Cultivation Facility Applicants

Performance Bond for Cultivation Facilities

Arkansas State Police Background Check Instructions and Application

Distributors

 

Transporters

Act 642 of the 91st General Assembly modified the Amendment by creating licensure for distributors, transporters, and processors. Act 642 gave the MMC power to create rules for licensure. As of August 11th, 2017, the MMC has not promulgated these rules. Please continue to monitor mmc.arkansas.gov for updates on these licenses.

Processors

Act 642 of the 91st General Assembly modified the Amendment by creating licensure for distributors, transporters, and processors. Act 642 gave the MMC power to create rules for licensure. As of August 11th, 2017, the MMC has not promulgated these rules. Please continue to monitor mmc.arkansas.gov for updates on these licenses.

Governing Bodies:

 

Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (MMC)

The body that controls the licensing of dispensaries and cultivation facilities.

MMC Rules and Regulations

Arkansas Beverage Control (ABC)

The body governing dispensary and cultivation facility operations and compliance.

ABC Rules and Regulations

Arkansas Department of Health (ADH)

The body governing medical marijuana patients and products.

Rules and Regulations – governing medical marijuana registration, testing, and labeling

Online Patient MMJ Card Application

The ADH has begun accepting applications for registry identification cards for qualifying patients. The cards won’t be issued to patients until 30 days before dispensaries will start carrying medical marijuana (probably in the first quarter of 2018).

To apply, you can download this certification form (or request via mail by calling 501-682-4982) that you can take to your physician (M.D. or D.O.). Your doctor will verify that you have one of the qualifying conditions and complete the certification form. You will then apply for your registry identification form online (where you can upload your scanned certification form) or via mail with the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH). The ADH will process your application within ten business days and will then mail your card to you.

Current list of qualifying medical conditions:

• Cancer
• Glaucoma
• HIV+/AIDS
• Hepatitis C
• ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
• Tourette’s Syndrome
• Crohn’s Disease
• Ulcerative Colitis
• PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)
• Severe Arthritis
• Fibromyalgia
• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Cachexia or Wasting Syndrome
• Peripheral Neuropathy
• Intractable Pain
  • Defined as pain that has not responded to ordinary medications, treatment, or surgical measures for more than six (6) months
• Severe Nausea
• Seizures
  • Including without limitation those characteristic of epilepsy
• Severe and persistent muscle spasms
  • Including without limitation those characteristic of multiple sclerosis

List of qualifying medical conditions that the Arkansas Drug Policy Education Group is working to add:

• ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) / ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
• Alcohol Dependence
• Anorexia
• Anxiety
• Asthma
• Autism
• Auto-Immune Disease
• Bipolar Disorder
• Bulimia
• Depression
• Emphysema
• Hospice Patients
• Huntington’s Disease
• Insomnia, Chronic
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
• Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – SLE)
• Nausea/Vomiting
• Migraines
• Opioid Dependence
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Post-Concussion Syndrome
• Respiratory Dysfunction / COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
• Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)
• Schizophrenia
• Sickle Cell Disease & Anemia
• Sjogren’s Syndrome
• Terminal Illness
• Traumatic Brain Injury

 

State of Arkansas (Arkansas Law)

Issue 6 – Amendment 98 – the full searchable text of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016

See our list of current legislation that affects the medical marijuana law.