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State Board Fines Marijuana Store for Two Violations

Feb 28, 2020Jerry CoxMarijuanaMarijuana

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports this week that the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board voted to fine a Hot Springs marijuana dispensary $1,000 over two violations, writing:

State inspectors found five violations [by Green Springs Medical marijuana dispensary of Hot Springs] in July:
• Failure to properly label stored medical marijuana.
• Failure to maintain video surveillance.
• Failure to maintain biometric locks on doors.
• Failure to restrict access to marijuana storage areas.
• Display of improper signage.
Doralee Chandler, director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, dismissed the violations related to video surveillance and access restrictions last month, but she sustained the other three violations.
The board then dismissed the violation related to biometric locks . . . but it sustained the final two violations.

The newspaper reports that Green Springs has sold more than 1,400 pounds of marijuana since last May.

Considering that so-called “medical” marijuana in Arkansas typically sells for about $15 per gram, that’s several million dollars worth of marijuana.

Marijuana use is tied to stroke, heart problems, and hypertension as well as permanent loss in IQ and an increased risk for schizophrenia.

That’s part of the reason why the U.S. Surgeon General has issued warnings about marijuana.

As we have said for years: Marijuana may be many things, but “harmless” simply is not one of them.

Recreational Marijuana Group Active in Arkansas

Feb 19, 2020Jerry CoxMarijuanaMarijuana

This week Arkansans for Cannabis Reform filed its monthly report with the Arkansas Ethics Commission.

The group is circulating petitions to place a recreational marijuana amendment on the ballot this November.

According to reports filed with the state, the group took in $848 last month and spent $564.

Marijuana use is tied to stroke, heart problems, and hypertension as well as permanent loss in IQ and an increased risk for schizophrenia.

That’s part of the reason why the U.S. Surgeon General issued a warning about marijuana last August.

As we have said for years: Marijuana may be many things, but “harmless” simply is not one of them.

Arkansans Have Bought Enough “Medical” Marijuana to Make 7 Million Joints Since May

Jan 31, 2020Jerry CoxMarijuanaMarijuana

This week KFSM reported that so-called “medical” marijuana sales have topped $35.69 million in Arkansas since last May.

About $3.7 million of that money will go to the state in tax revenue — which is hardly enough to cover the state’s annual expenses, much less pay back the millions of dollars Arkansas already has spent establishing the “medical” marijuana program.

More than 5,463 pounds of marijuana have been sold in the past nine months.

That’s enough to make upwards of 5 – 7 million marijuana joints.

Based on these numbers, marijuana in Arkansas sells for a little over $400 an ounce or about $14 – $15 per gram, on average.

An estimated 35,000 people currently have “medical” marijuana ID cards.

That means a little over one-tenth of the state’s population is spending millions upon millions of dollars on marijuana.

It’s important to remember that marijuana is not harmless.

Marijuana use is tied to stroke, heart problems, and hypertension as well as permanent loss in IQ and an increased risk for schizophrenia.

That’s part of the reason why the U.S. Surgeon General issued a warning about marijuana last August.

Marijuana is a dangerous drug, and it is costing the State of Arkansas millions of dollars. As we have said for years: Marijuana may be many things, but “harmless” simply is not one of them.