The COVID-19 pandemic has not slowed the growth of medical marijuana in the Natural State. Author: Casey Frizzell Updated: 10:28 AM CST December 17, 2020
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. It s been nearly a year and a half since the first medical marijuana dispensary opened for businesses in Arkansas. Since then, 30,648 pounds of medicine has been sold, and Arkansans have spent $200.7 million on medical marijuana products.
The first dispensary opened in May 2019 in Hot Springs. Now, 31 dispensaries are serving patients across the state, with seven more are working toward launching operations, Scott Hardin, spokesperson for the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission, reports.
The COVID-19 pandemic has not slowed the growth of medical marijuana in the Natural State. Dispensaries in Northwest Arkansas have reported an uptick in sales since the virus landed in the U.S.