News coverage and footage from the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) public hearing on medical marijuana yesterday. Robert Brech, Chief Financial Officer at the ADH, presided over the public hearing. The hearing highlights: The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) does not appear to be open to altering the proposed rules and regulations at this point...
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) is having their public hearing tomorrow (Friday) to take comments about their proposed rules governing medical marijuana patients, testing, packaging, and labeling. We are meeting before the public hearing to finalize our discussion on the specific points that we want to cover at the meeting. We’re planning to leave...
Monday was a busy day at the state capitol for medical marijuana legislation. Here are the highlights: SB357 (smoking ban) failed in a full Senate vote – 11 yea, 15 nay – has to have 18 yeas to pass HB1369 (setting up MMJ fund from sales tax revenue) was sent back to the Senate Committee on...
The Alcohol Control Board, the Arkansas agency that governs the operations of the medical marijuana dispensaries and cultivation facilities is meeting to discuss their draft rules. Here’s the full article from Arkansas Times.
The Arkansas Drug Policy Education Group has been instrumental in helping with the rollout of medical marijuana in our state. The DPEG was behind Issue 7, on the ballot in November of 2016, which was struck down by the Arkansas Supreme Court. However, they persist in advancing the cause by continuing to help make Issue...
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
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) has published their draft rules and regulations governing medical marijuana registration, testing, and labeling in Arkansas. This is important to the MMJ industry because the ADH controls these aspects of the business in Arkansas: Ease of patient registration and renewal periods for MMJ cards The list of qualifying medical conditions...
Update from Melissa Fults with DPEG from today’s legislative committee meetings: – HB1298 – natural person language – passed committee – HB1371 – natural person language – passed committee – SB254 – dispensary no grow – passed committee with ‘may’ clause where MMC could allow up to 50 plants Next committee meeting to hear MMJ...
Representative Douglas House, normally an ally to the industry, promised a fellow lawmaker yesterday that he’d sponsor a bill to eliminate advertising for the medical marijuana industry. This is not good for Arkansas medical marijuana patients, the MMJ industry, or free speech. No other legal medicine manufacturers or pharmacies are banned from advertising their product....
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...
