As Arkansas approaches the third anniversary of the opening of the first medical marijuana dispensary in the state, a recent report sheds light on how the industry has taken shape.
A number of milestones are reflected in the most recent report from the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration including
* Overall, patients have purchased more than 76,000 pounds of cannabis since the first dispensary opened in May 2019.
* Local dispensary Plant Family Therapeutics of Mountain Home, despite opening just two years ago, has emerged as a consistently top seller. While it ranked as the fourth highest in the state in sales for the year 2021, having sold 2,596 pounds. In the most recent report for January, the local dispensary ranked sixth, with sales of 199 pounds;
* For the month of January, medical marijuana patients spent $20.53 million at the state’s 37 dispensaries to obtain 3,731 pounds of cannabis;
* With state tax collection of $2.84 million in January, overall tax collection from the medical marijuana industry has surpassed $60 million. A total of $60.19 million has been collected since mid-2019. This includes collection from the regular state sales tax of 6.5%, along with the 4.0% privilege tax. Both taxes apply to every patient purchase, while only the 4.0% tax applies to sales from cultivators to dispensaries.
* The Arkansas Department of Health reports 82,696 active Medical Marijuana Registry Identification Cards. The cards allow patients to purchase a limited amount of cannabis legally.
TOTAL MEDICAL MARIJUANA SALES FOR JANUARY
• Suite 443 (Hot Springs, opened May 10, 2019) sold 220.56 pounds;
• Green Springs Medical (Hot Springs, opened May 12, 2019) sold 200.96 pounds;
• Arkansas Natural Products (Clinton, opened June 20, 2019) sold 43.37 pounds;
• Greenlight Dispensary (Helena, opened June 27, 2019) sold 19.66 pounds;
• Native Green Hensley (Hensley, opened July 2, 2019) sold 38.59 pounds;
• Fiddler’s Green (Mountain View, opened July 11, 2019) sold 98.01 pounds;
• The Releaf Center (Bentonville, opened Aug. 7, 2019) sold 333.99 pounds;
• The Source (Bentonville, opened Aug. 15, 2019) sold 104.23 pounds;
• Acanza (Fayetteville, opened Sept. 14, 2019) sold 191.44 pounds;
• Harvest (Conway, opened Oct. 11, 2019) sold 166 pounds;
• Purspirit Cannabis (Fayetteville, opened Nov. 20, 2019) sold 142.04 pounds;
• NEA Full Spectrum (Brookland, opened Dec. 9, 2019) sold 150.89 pounds;
• 420 Dispensary (Russellville, opened Dec. 17, 2019) sold 31.74 pounds;
• Fort Cannabis (Fort Smith, opened Dec. 18, 2019) sold 97.13 pounds;
• Red River Remedy (Texarkana, opened Jan. 10, 2020) sold 64.01 pounds;
• Bloom Medicinals (Texarkana, opened Jan. 15, 2020) sold 20.25 pounds;
• Plant Family Therapeutics (Mountain Home, opened Feb. 3, 2020) sold 198.97 pounds;
• Good Day Farm Little Rock (Little Rock, opened Feb. 14, 2020) sold 91.08 pounds;
• Curaleaf (Little Rock, opened Feb. 26, 2020) sold 50.20 pounds:
• Custom Cannabis (Alexander, opened March 5, 2020) sold 106.92 pounds;
• Natural Relief Dispensary (Sherwood, opened March 17, 2020) sold 387.85 pounds;
• Body and Mind Dispensary (West Memphis, opened April 27, 2020) sold 39.56 pounds;
• Delta Cannabis (West Memphis, opened July 1, 2020) sold 95.80 pounds;
• Greenlight Monticello (Monticello, opened July 4, 2020) sold 23.94 pounds;
• Enlightened Cannabis for People (Arkadelphia, opened July 16, 2020) sold 19.06 pounds;
• Enlightened Cannabis for People (Heber Springs, opened July 17, 2020) sold 43.21 pounds;
• Enlightened Cannabis for People (Morrilton, opened Aug. 3, 2020) sold 38.74 pounds;
• Enlightened Cannabis for People (Clarksville, opened Aug. 7, 2020) sold 43.31 pounds;
• Greenlight West Memphis (West Memphis, opened Aug. 26, 2020) sold 34.21 pounds;
• High Bank Cannabis (Pine Bluff, opened Oct. 9, 2021) sold 92.51 pounds;
• Zen Leaf (El Dorado, opened Oct. 22, 2020) sold 38.21 pounds;
• Spring River Dispensary (Hardy, opened Jan. 7, 2021) sold 90.25 pounds;
• Native Green Little Rock (Little Rock, opened May, 6, 2021) sold 52.87 pounds;
• Hash Co. (Pine Bluff, opened June 18, 2021) sold 12.50 pounds;
• Osage Creek Dispensary (Fayetteville, opened June 18, 2021) sold 93.41 pounds;
• The Treatment Cannabis Dispensary (Pine Bluff, opened July 1, 2021) sold 34.23 pounds; and
• CROP (Jonesboro, opened Sept. 21, 2021) sold 221.39 pounds.
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