News outlets report that “medical” marijuana dispensaries in Arkansas sold nearly one and a half tons more marijuana during the first five months of 2025 than during the same time period in 2024.
Data from the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration shows dispensaries are on track to sell record amounts of “medical” marijuana this year. Overall, Arkansans are spending more than $800,000 per day on marijuana, on average.
We said in 2016 that “medical” marijuana would give people an opportunity to use it recreationally — and there is plenty of evidence showing that has been the case.
The truth is all marijuana is harmful — whether it is marketed as “medical” marijuana or “recreational” marijuana.
Marijuana has been tied to a number of deadly heart problems — including heart attack, heart failure, and stroke.
Experts have found heavy marijuana users face higher risks of paranoia, memory loss, schizophrenia, and other serious problems.
Marijuana use during pregnancy also has been shown time and time again to hurt unborn children and newborns.
Nationwide, marijuana products are sending kids to the emergency room.
And instead of decreasing crime, marijuana legalization has actually emboldened drug cartels and increased the flow of illegal marijuana across America over the past decade.
The tax revenue that states receive from marijuana sales does not justify the damage that marijuana causes.
All of this simply underscores what we have said for years: Marijuana may be many things, but “harmless” simply is not one of them.
Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.
