Business Types:
Governing Bodies:
- Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (MMC)
- Arkansas Beverage Control (ABC)
- Arkansas Department of Health (ADH)
- 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
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.
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.
Arkansas Beverage Control (ABC)
The body governing dispensary and cultivation facility operations and compliance.
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.