Thanks to Robert deBin for attending the meeting and providing these notes. This meeting was important because it was the first meeting of the Alcohol and Beverage Control (ABC) Board of Directors following the public comment period. A little background; the ABC rules and regulations govern the operations of dispensaries and cultivation facilities in Arkansas....
This is the first commission meeting since the public hearing on the prospective rules and regulations that occurred last Friday. All commissioners are present this evening. Joel DiPippa gave an update on the legislation that was passed that will affect the rules and regulations proffered by the Medical Marijuana Commission. He also added that there...
The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (MMC) is meeting today to discuss the public comments from last Friday’s public hearing. From the MMC website: The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission will meet Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at 4:30 pm. This meeting will be held at the 1515 Building, 1515 W 7th St, Suite 503, Little Rock, AR 72201....
Arkansas’ first grade for medical marijuana access from Americans for Safe Access is a B-. The mission of Americans for Safe Access is to to ensure safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research. Arkansas did well in their patient rights and civil protection section, scoring a 93/100. In the access to medicine...
The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC) has completed the rule-making process for dispensary and cultivation facility applications. Here are the final draft rules. State law requires that all rules be subject to a public hearing. In this case, the AMMC appears to be open to changing the proposed rules if they receive strong public feedback...
All of the commissioners are present – Travis Story is participating over conference call. Dr. Carlos Roman brought up the question of how a school is defined as referenced in Amendment 98, governing MMJ in Arkansas. To clarify, there are minimum distances that a cultivation facility or dispensary must be from churches, schools, and daycares....
Watch the AETN panel discussion giving a very good update on the state of the medical marijuana rollout in Arkansas: Guests include: Robert Brech, chief legal counsel for the Arkansas Department of Health Bud Roberts, director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Administration State Representative Douglas House Steve Barnes will serve as host
Here’s a good discussion about surety bonds and other license fees that will be a part of the cultivation facility and dispensary applications: Click here for the full article on Arkansas Business
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...
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
