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Medical marijuana sales down through first six months of 2024
Medical marijuana sales were down about $5.5 million through the first six months of the year.
NLR police officer resigns amid criminal charges
A witness described the officer as “shooting wildly” and said bullets were “flying past my head.”
Dispensary relocation heats up in Sherwood, Jacksonville
The mayors of Jacksonville and Sherwood are on opposite sides of a plan to place a dispensary in Jacksonville.
The Observer: Grand Finale
Star-spangled realizations about life, parenthood, and nostalgia.
From blue to green: How a sheriff became a cannabis industry exec
Lance Huey was the sheriff of Grant County. Today, he’s a medical marijuana dispensary executive.
Bicyclist killed in North Little Rock Monday night
The incident occurred last night at the intersection of 19th Street and Pike Avenue.
Eichler profile omits marijuana business connection
Kelly Eichler, former Sanders staffer and current chair of the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees, is an owner of Good Day Farm Arkansas.
Sponsors of casino measure raised $2.85 million in June
And other updates in ballot initiative fundraising.
Medical marijuana dispensaries request moves to Benton, Brinkley
Another dispensary has requested a move from Little Rock to Jacksonville.