Recently some 300 businesses and individuals applied with the State of Arkansas to grow or sell so-called “medical” marijuana.
The state is still in the process of reviewing these applications — and likely will be for quite some time. Of all these applicants, five growers and 32 sellers will be approved by the state.
We sent a Freedom of Information Act request to the Department of Finance and Administration requesting information on the applications to grow or sell marijuana. Here’s a breakdown of what we have learned so far:
- Marijuana-grower applications have been made in 41 of Arkansas’ 75 counties.
- Marijuana-seller applications have been made in 53 of Arkansas’ 75 counties.
- Altogether, there have been 228 applications to sell marijuana and 95 applications to grow marijuana.
The top 10 counties for marijuana applications are:
- Pulaski (9 growers and 26 sellers)
- Garland (3 growers and 22 sellers)
- Washington (7 growers and 17 sellers)
- Jefferson (13 growers and 8 sellers)
- Crittenden (2 growers and 15 sellers)
- Sebastian (3 growers and 11 sellers)
- Faulkner (12 sellers)
- Jackson (8 growers and 4 sellers)
- Benton (11 sellers)
- Craighead (1 grower and 10 sellers)
Twelve counties had no applications to grow or sell marijuana:
- Arkansas
- Ashley
- Calhoun
- Cleveland
- Hempstead
- Lafayette
- Lawrence
- Little River
- Logan
- Newton
- Perry
- Randolph
Below is a breakdown of marijuana applications by county:
County |
Marijuana Grower Applications |
Marijuana Seller Applications |
Arkansas |
– |
– |
Ashley |
– |
– |
Baxter |
– |
2 |
Benton |
– |
11 |
Boone |
– |
3 |
Bradley |
– |
1 |
Calhoun |
– |
– |
Carroll |
2 |
5 |
Chicot |
1 |
4 |
Clark |
– |
2 |
Clay |
1 |
1 |
Cleburne |
– |
3 |
Cleveland |
– |
– |
Columbia |
– |
1 |
Conway |
1 |
2 |
Craighead |
1 |
10 |
Crawford |
1 |
3 |
Crittenden |
2 |
15 |
Cross |
– |
1 |
Dallas |
1 |
– |
Desha |
– |
2 |
Drew |
1 |
– |
Faulkner |
– |
12 |
Franklin |
1 |
– |
Fulton |
– |
1 |
Garland |
3 |
22 |
Grant |
– |
1 |
Greene |
– |
1 |
Hempstead |
– |
– |
HotSpring |
1 |
2 |
Howard |
– |
1 |
Independence |
2 |
3 |
Izard |
1 |
2 |
Jackson |
8 |
4 |
Jefferson |
13 |
8 |
Johnson |
1 |
3 |
Lafayette |
– |
– |
Lawrence |
– |
– |
Lee |
2 |
– |
Lincoln |
1 |
– |
LittleRiver |
– |
– |
Logan |
– |
– |
Lonoke |
2 |
3 |
Madison |
1 |
– |
Marion |
– |
1 |
Miller |
3 |
6 |
Mississippi |
1 |
2 |
Monroe |
2 |
– |
Montgomery |
1 |
1 |
Nevada |
1 |
1 |
Newton |
– |
– |
Ouachita |
– |
1 |
Perry |
– |
– |
Phillips |
2 |
2 |
Pike |
– |
1 |
Poinsett |
1 |
– |
Polk |
– |
2 |
Pope |
1 |
4 |
Prairie |
– |
1 |
Pulaski |
9 |
26 |
Randolph |
– |
– |
Saline |
1 |
5 |
Scott |
– |
1 |
Searcy |
1 |
– |
Sebastian |
3 |
11 |
Sevier |
1 |
1 |
Sharp |
2 |
3 |
St.Francis |
4 |
2 |
Stone |
– |
3 |
Union |
1 |
2 |
VanBuren |
2 |
3 |
Washington |
7 |
17 |
White |
2 |
– |
Woodruff |
3 |
2 |
Yell |
– |
1 |
Total |
95 |
228 |
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