At a Glance
Medical Marijuana Program: Yes
Adult Use / Recreational MMJ: No
Pediatric: Patients under the age of 21 are not permitted to consume herbal forms of cannabis.
Home grow: No
Reciprocity: Yes – A visiting qualifying patient may obtain marijuana from a dispensary with completion of a visiting patient form and producing evidence of his or her registry identification card
Possession limit: 30 day supply
Legislation: Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment measure
Estimated # of patients: 539
Types of cannabis permitted for use: All, however, dispensaries may not provide cannabis-infused food or drink products with more than 10mg of THC.
Legalization & Important Dates
• November 08, 2016 – Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment measure = effectively legalizing the medical use of marijuana by qualified patients with a physician’s recommendation certification.
• June 20, 2017 Publication of notice that applications will be accepted
• June 30, 2017 First day that applications will be accepted
• September 18, 2017 Deadline for receipt of applications
Types of Licenses
Cultivation
• No more than 5 cultivation licenses to be issued in each public health district
Dispensary
• Under the law, regulators will license up to 32 dispensary providers and up to five marijuana cultivators.
Associated Fees
Cultivation:
• Applicants shall provide proof of assets or a surety bond in the amount of $1,000,000.00, and proof of at least $500,000.00 in liquid assets.
• Application fee – $15,000, $7,500 refundable
• Cultivation facility license fee of $100,000.00
• Performance bond in the amount of $500,000.00
Renewal
• Annual renewal fee of $100,000.00
• Applicants shall provide proof of assets or a surety bond in the amount of $200,000.00 and proof of at least $100,000.00 in liquid assets.
Dispensary
• Applicants shall provide proof of assets or a surety bond in the amount of $200,000.00 and proof of at least $100,000.00 in liquid assets.
• Each application for a dispensary license shall include an application fee of $7,500.00, $3,750.00 of the initial application fee shall be refunded if not accepted
• Dispensary license fee of $15,000.00
• Performance bond in the amount of $100,000.00
Renewal
• Annual renewal fee of $22,500.00
Qualifying Conditions
• ALS
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Cachexia or wasting syndrome
• Cancer
• Chronic or debilitating disease
• Crohn’s disease
• Fibromyalgia
• Glaucoma
• Hepatitis C
• HIV/AIDS
• Intractable pain
• Multiple sclerosis
• Peripheral neuropathy
• PTSD
• Seizures
• Severe arthritis
• Severe nausea
• Severe and persistent muscle spasms
• Tourette’s syndrome
• Ulcerative colitis
• Any medical condition or its treatment approved by the Department of Health
How to Become A Medical Marijuana Patient
Patient medical marijuana card application $50.00 (nonrefundable)
Renewal of card $50.00 (nonrefundable)
• Patients are required to obtain legitimate medical records or documentation from their primary care physician describing the diagnosis of their qualifying condition
• Patients in Arkansas diagnosed with one or more of the “debilitating medical conditions”, are afforded legal protection under the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment
• Patients are required to obtain a signed Physician’s Statement from a physician, currently licensed to practice medicine in Arkansas
Card Holder Benefits
Exempt from criminal and civil penalties for conduct pursuant to the medical use of marijuana.
Caregivers
Caregiver medical marijuana card application $50.00 (nonrefundable)
Caregiver criminal background $37.00 online (nonrefundable)
