Arkansas

Medical marijuana patients are able to purchase up to 2.5 ounces of usable marijuana in a 14-day period.

• Usable marijuana means the stalks, seeds, roots, dried leaves, flowers, oils, vapors, waxes, and other portions of the marijuana plant and any mixture or preparation thereof. Usable marijuana includes cannabinoid edibles, cannabinoid concentrates, and cannabinoid extracts.
• Homegrow is not allowed.
• Visiting patients are eligible to apply for an Arkansas Medical Marijuana card: link. Arkansas allows out-of-state patients access to the medical program for up to 90 days.
• Telehealth services for medical marijuana recommendations are authorized.

Designated caregivers must be 21 or older. A designated caregiver may include:

• A parent of a qualifying patient who is under the age of 18 who must register as a Designated Caregiver with the Department of Health.

A dispensary may only operate between the hours of 7:00am and 10:00pm. A dispensary may deliver medical marijuana to a qualified patient or designated caregiver between the hours of 9:00am and 7:00pm.

Medical marijuana patients, caregivers and physicians may petition to add a new condition to the list of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana treatment: link.

Licensee Application Scoring

• Each merit criterion will be worth a number of points announced by the commission in the notice of open application period.
• A review panel comprised of members of the Medical Marijuana Commission shall evaluate the applications and award points for each merit criterion. The points shall be totaled for each application and the applications ranked from the highest total score to the lowest total score. The commission shall notify in writing each of the applicants of their respective score and their respective ranking among all applicants.
• If the commission must break a tie in scoring among applicants, the following procedure shall be followed:
  • Applicants with identical scores shall draw a number between one (1) and a number equal to the number of applicants with the identical score. Applicants will then repeat the drawing of numbers in the order determined by the first drawing. The tied applicants will be ranked according to the number pulled from the second drawing. The applicant who draws the number (1) will have the highest rank among the tied applicants.
    • Cultivation Facility Score Breakdown: link
    • Estimated Operations Report: link