Agenda for tonight’s meeting. This is a big night for the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission. It’s the last meeting before they begin scoring the 95 cultivation facility and 227 dispensary applications which will be culled down to five cultivation facility licenses and 32 dispensary licenses based upon merit grading criteria. The meeting will start with a discussion...
All commissioners were present in-person at this meeting of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission, and the meeting room was filled to capacity as many members of the audience were standing and even seated on the floor. The discussion started with the application numbers from Joel DiPippa: 95 cultivation applications received (not broken down by zone)...
We have just received confirmation from the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission that a 2nd medical cannabis dispensary application has been submitted to the state!
Are you thinking about applying for a medical marijuana dispensary or cultivation facility license in Arkansas? Corey Chavez with Summit Extraction Systems and Linn Havelick with HAL Extraction Technology will educate dispensary and cultivation applicants and patients about hydrocarbon (butane or propane) extraction technology. With extract-derived products accounting for as much as 50% of retail sales in the...
Join us to celebrate the passing of the medical cannabis dispensary and cultivation facility application deadline on September 18th. Thursday, September 21st 6-8 pm Live music, heavy hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and post-application mingling. All are welcome. Let other know you’re coming on the Facebook event page. Click here to RSVP. Location: Comfort Inn & Suites...
The class will be 10 AM to 6 PM on Saturday August 26th, 2017 @ The Little Rock Marriott 3 Statehouse Plaza Little Rock, AR 72201 Licensed Attorneys will receive 6.5 CLE Credits as authorized by the Arkansas Bar Association. Click here to enroll. CURRICULUM History of Cannabis Medicinal Value and Dosages Dispensary Concept and Pharmacists Legal...
Are you thinking about applying for a medical marijuana dispensary or cultivation facility license in Arkansas? The IRS 280E statute is a major hurdle for cannabis businesses when tax time comes around because it states that only expenses that are considered Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) are able to be deducted for federal income tax...
TO: Potential Applicants FROM: Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission DATE: August 11, 2017 RE: Advisory Memorandum II for Potential Cultivation Facility and Dispensary Applicants This Advisory Memorandum is intended to address frequently asked questions regarding application submissions. This document should be considered after reviewing the full application posted at mmc.arkansas.gov and Advisory Memorandum II. In this...
Are you thinking about applying for a medical marijuana dispensary or cultivation facility license in Arkansas? Jerimy Frailey, COO of Emerald Gold Extractors, a manufacturer of high quality BHO extraction equipment, will educate dispensary and cultivation applicants and patients about ethanol extraction technology. Ethanol has been gaining on butane and supercritical CO2 as a solvent of...
On Tuesday, July the 26th Brett Roper with Medicine Man Technologies conducted a seminar about medical cannabis operations and licensing. Brett was very gracious to travel to our state and share this information with us, and we’re grateful that he came. Handouts from the presentation: Presentation Slides Cultivation Operating Costs and Margin Profile Cultivation Facility...
