Arkansas
Medical Marijuana
Ark. Const. Amend. 98 §§ 1 to 25 (2018) 
2016 Issue 6
Medical Marijuana
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 9, 2016
The "Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment " (Attorney General's Opinion 2016-007)
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration - Medical Marijuana Amendment
THE ARKANSAS MEDICAL MARIJUANA AMENDMENT OF 2016
§ 8. Licensing of dispensaries and cultivation facilities.
(m)(3)(A) A dispensary may grow or possess:
(i) Fifty (50) mature marijuana plants at any one (1) time plus seedlings;
(ii) All usable marijuana derived from the plants under subdivision (m)(3)(A)(i) of this section or predecessor plants.
§ 20. No implied repeal.
(b) This amendment acknowledges that marijuana use, possession, and distribution for any purpose remains illegal under federal law.
Industrial Hemp
Ark. Code §§ 2-15-501 to 2-15-516 (2023)
| Date Filed | # | Docket Text |
|---|---|---|
| 07/31/2023 | 1 | Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief |
| 07/31/2023 | 3 | Brief in Support |
| 08/08/2023 | 38 | Motion to Dismiss and Response in Opposition |
| 08/15/2023 | 51 | Amended Complaint |
| 08/15/2023 | 52 | Response to Motion to Dismiss |
| 08/15/2023 | 53 | Reply to Response in Opposition |
| 08/21/2023 | 57 | Reply to Response to Motion to Dismiss |
| 08/22/2023 | 58 | Brief on the Existence of a Private Right of Action |
| 08/22/2023 | 59 | Brief in Support |
| 09/07/2023 | 65 | ORDER: Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction is granted. |
| 10/10/2023 | 73 | USCA Docketing Letter and Scheduling Order |
| 04/23/2024 | 98 | ORDER |
2023 Act No. 629
To Prohibit Industrial Hemp that contains certain Delta Tetrahydrocannabinol Substances
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 11, 2023
Ark. Code §§ 2-15-401 to 2-15-412 (2018)
- Creates the Arkansas Industrial Hemp Program including a 10 year research program
- Authorizes the State Plant Board to adopt rules to administer the research program and license growers
- Requires the State Plant Board to provide an annual report starting Dec. 31, 2018
- Allows the University of Arkansas’s Division of Agriculture and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission to work with the State Plant Board
- Establishes a separate program fund, which will include feeds collected and other sources of funding
2017 Act No. 981
Industrial Hemp
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 7, 2017
History
1971 Act No. 590
Uniform Controlled Substances Act
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 7, 1971
Resources
- Arkansas Legislature
- Arkansas Constitution
- Arkansas Statutes
- Arkansas Administrative Code
- Arkansas Session Laws
Page last updated on October 22, 2018