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WEBVTT WHICH IS PART OF WHAT'S CALLED "ZONE 1." FOUR COMPANIES ARE SEEKING FINAL APPROVAL FROM THE STATE IN ZONE 1 - TWO IN FAYETTEVILLE AND TWO RIGHT HERE IN BENTONVILLE. THERE'S BEEN A TOTAL OF 32 PRELIMINARY MEDICAL MARIJUANA LICENSES GRANTED ACROSS THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. FOR MANY BUSINESS OWNERS, THESE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING AND NOW THEY SAY IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE FINALLY IN THE HOME STRETCH. TAKE SOT: ERIK DANIELSON - AMS PATIENT CENTER, BENTONVILLE "While we have gone through this process, it's been almost two years, I've known several people that could have benefited and I'm really looking forward to being able to get these products to people who need it." WHILE WE KNOW THAT THE FIRST MEDICAL MARIJUANA SEEDS WERE PLANTED JUST THIS PAST WEEK, BOTH DANIELSON AND ANOTHER LIKELY BENTONVILLE DISPENSARY OWNER SAY THAT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF QUESTION MARKS REGARDING WHEN PRODUCTS WILL ACTUALLY BE AVAILABLE FOR THEM TO SELL. TAKE SOT: ERIK DANIELSON - AMS PATIENT CENTER, BENTONVILLE "We are hoping to open April 1st but a lot of that will be determined by when products are available from 1 of the 5 cultivators." BUTT SOTS TAKE SOT: ROGER SONG - THE RELIEF CENTER, FAYETTEVILLE "We're actively in communication with them to make sure that when they do have products ready to go, we're going to be ready. We're going to have the shelves ready for them, the real estate, the store front, but we're at the liberty of their time." THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA BALL IS DEFINITELY ROLLING RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN BACKYARD, BUT THE STATE STILL HAS TO GIVE FINAL APPROVAL TO THE LOCATIONS IN OUR AREA - THAT'S BECAUSE ONE OF COMPANIES WHO APPLIED SCORED HIGH IN SEVERAL ZONES SO THEY'RE FACING A CHOICE