All commissioners are present – Dr. Ronda Henry-Tillman, M.D. is presiding. The commissioners were briefed on legal actions brought against other states in regards to the rollout of medical marijuana – in hopes to avoid similar mistakes in Arkansas. To the point, the rules have to be applied evenly to everyone. Other examples where the...
This Wednesday there are important legislative committee meetings where the committee members will vote on pending medical marijuana (MMJ) legislation. We need you to be there to show support for the industry and oppose the bills that could have a significant negative impact on the MMJ industry and Arkansas patients, including the smoking ban and the ban...
This post is not being kept current. See our Current Legislation page. This is a current recap of the pending legislation affecting medical marijuana in the State of Arkansas: HB1049 Brief: Clarifies the definition of ‘excluded felony offense’ as defined in the amendment. Expands the definition to most felonies instead of just violent ones. Lead Sponsor: Representative...
Here’s the update from this week’s Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC) meeting: The meeting started with a discussion from Arkansas Beverage Control (ABC) regarding “procurement procedures”, how they evaluate and score vendors wanting liquor licenses. If any vendors protest the results, they’re re-evaluated by a different set of evaluators. Continued protests are brought before the Director...
Listen to the interview with Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge and Roby Brock with Talk Business and Politics. They discuss Senator Jason Rapert and the smoking ban among other things.
Click here to see the post The committees are supposed to hear SB130, SB254, SB238, HBO 1400, HBO 1402. We need EVERYONE to call your legislatures and tell them NO on every one of these. Rep. House is trying to kill them in committee, so PLEASE, call immediately!! Here is a list of committee members...
They will most likely continue discussion of the cultivation facility licensing rules and the application document. Please come if you’re interested. More info here
Click here to visit the Western Arkansas Human Resource Association page about this meeting: WAHRA February Chapter Meeting Marijuana in the Workplace: What Every Employer Should Know February 14 11:30 am – 12:50 pm Fianna Hills Country Club, Fort Smith Check-in from 11:15 am – 11:30 am Members: $20 (Paid in 2016; 2017 in process)...
