(AP) – Arkansas officials say no applications have been
submitted for medical marijuana cultivation and dispensary facilities licenses
as the state reaches the halfway point for the application submission period.Department of Finance and Administration spokesman Scott Hardin tells The
Associated Press that as of Wednesday no applications for growing and
distributing had been received by the agency. Hardin says officials anticipate
applications will start arriving closer to the Sept. 18 submission deadline.The Arkansas Department of Health says there are 404 applications completed
and approved from people seeking to use medical marijuana. The ID cards will be
issued about 30 days before medical marijuana is available for legal purchase in
the state.
submitted for medical marijuana cultivation and dispensary facilities licenses
as the state reaches the halfway point for the application submission period.Department of Finance and Administration spokesman Scott Hardin tells The
Associated Press that as of Wednesday no applications for growing and
distributing had been received by the agency. Hardin says officials anticipate
applications will start arriving closer to the Sept. 18 submission deadline.The Arkansas Department of Health says there are 404 applications completed
and approved from people seeking to use medical marijuana. The ID cards will be
issued about 30 days before medical marijuana is available for legal purchase in
the state.
Voters made Arkansas the first Bible Belt state to legalize medical marijuana
last November, clearing the way for people with certain medical conditions to
use the drug.
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