A recent lawsuit alleging fraud and legal malpractice between Arkansas medical marijuana dispensary owners and their lawyers has renewed discussions among lawmakers on how to oversee the growing cannabis industry in Arkansas.
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) Secretary Jim Hudson announced Christy Bjornson as the new Director of the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Division. ABC is a division of
Prominent Arkansans have accused their attorney friends of setting them up as figurehead owners of medical marijuana dispensaries, sticking them with massive tax bills and casting new doubts on the integrity of the state s cannabis licensing system.
Christy Bjornson, an attorney supervisor in the state Department of Finance and Administration, has been appointed as director of the department s Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, department Secretary Jim Hudson announced Tuesday.