A Little Rock medical marijuana dispensary’s request to move to a Jacksonville location near its border with Cabot won’t be on next week’s agenda for the state Medical Marijuana Commission.
Green Light Little Rock, located at 7303 Kanis Road, planned to ask the state Medical Marijuana Commission for approval to move to 7418 TP White Drive, according to documents filed with the commission. The location is listed as having an address in Cabot, although the location is actually in Jacksonville, according to commission spokesman Scott Hardin.
A zoning map on the city of Jackonville’s website shows the area as being within the city of Jacksonville.
The commission’s agenda showed Greenlight’s transfer request on Wednesday afternoon but Hardin said today that Greenlight had asked to table the request.
Jacksonville Mayor Jeff Elmore had submitted a letter to the commission, saying the move has his “total support” and that he helped Green Light management find a suitable location in the city.
“The income to the city this business will provide will be invaluable and aid in fostering more economic growth for the city and provide much-needed resources for the citizens of Jacksonville,” Elmore said in his letter.
In November, two state legislators sent letters to the commission opposing a dispensary in Cabot.
In a letter dated Nov. 9, Sen. Ricky Hill (R-Cabot) said he joined with residents and community leaders in opposing a dispensary in Cabot and said he was worried about a “negative impact.”
In a separate letter four days later, Sen. Brian Evans (R-Cabot) said people who live and work in the area believe Cabot is not suitable for a dispensary. Evans said local business and industry leaders were concerned.
In other business, Berner’s by Good Day Farm dispensary plans to notify the commission it will change its name to Good Day Farm Little Rock. The store has been called Berner’s by Good Day Farm since it opened at 11600 Chenal Parkway in 2022.
Hash and Co. dispensary in Pine Bluff plans to notify the commission it will change its name to Dark Horse Cannabis. Last month, the commission approved Hash and Co.’s sale to Casey Flippo, CEO of Little Rock cannabis processor Dark Horse Medicinals.
Name changes require notification but do not require the commission’s approval.
The commission will also consider a change in the ownership of Harvest Cannabis dispensary in Conway. Mary Trulove, who owns 55% of Berryville grower Osage Creek Cultivation, would own 51% of the dispensary if the sale is approved.
The commission will also consider a change of ownership for Body and Mind dispensary in West Memphis. If approved, Stephen “Trip” Hoffman of Henderson, Nevada, will own 40% of the business through a limited liability company. Hoffman will manage the day-to-day operations of the dispensary, commission documents said.
The commission will meet on Thursday, Feb. 1, at 3:30 p.m.