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Arkansas cultivators: Medical marijuana will be ready April 2019 at the soonest Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT "TODAY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANNOUNCED THAT MORE THAN SIX-THOUSAND, FOUR-HUNDRED PATIENTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO GET MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN ARKANSAS, WHICH IS WELL BELOW EXPECTATIONS, BECAUSE IN LARGE PART PEOPLE AREN'T SURE WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE. TODAY GROWERS SAID THEY COULD BE READY AROUND THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR IF NOT SOONER." "the ongoing question is when is this going to be available, when can I go to main street and buy the product." THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION ESTIMATED THAT 60- THOUSAND PATIENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO GET MEDICAL MARIJUANA. TODAY OWNERS OF CULTIVATION FACILITIES UPDATED COMMISSIONERS ON THEIR PROGRESS. JAY TRULOVE WITH OSAGE CREEK CULTIVATION IN CARROL COUNTY SAYS CONSTRUCTION SHOULD BE FINISHED IN MARCH. "we are anticipating a 90 day cycle from the approval process for when medicine would be available so that would be June 1st." THE OWNER OF BOLD TEAM LLC SAID THEIR OPERATION IN WOODRUFF COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS WILL BE READY FOR INSPECTION BY CHRISTMAS AND PRODUCTS COULD BE READY AS SOON AS APRIL. THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL SAYS WHEN DISPENSARIES ARE ISSUED LICENSES, SOME COULD HAVE MEDICAL MARIJUANA AS SOON AS THEY OPEN THEIR DOORS. "if they're a grow dispensary and they're licensed in December they may be able to bring in 50 mature plants so you could see a scenario where one of those grow dispensers opens their doors in February before we even have a cultivator up and running." "WE ALSO LEARNED THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL IS INVESTIGATING 15 COMPLAINTS DEALING WITH CULTIVATION FACILITIES. THE AGENT WOULD NOT SAY IF THOSE FINDINGS COULD AFFECT THE TOP 5 FACILITIES THAT WERE ISSUED LICENSES. IN LITTLE ROCK BRETT RAINS 40/29 NEWS."