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NEW TONIGHT - THE WAIT CONTINUES FOR A MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY IN FAYETTEVILLE... THIS - AFTER ACANZA DISPENSARY DID NOT PASS ITS INSPECTION. ACANZA IS ONE OF FOUR LOCATIONS IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS... TWO ARE OPEN SO FAR IN BENTONVILLE... THERE ARE ALSO FOUR LOCATIONS PLANNED IN THE GREATER RIVER VALLEY REGION. THE ACANZA SOFTWARE TRACKING SYSTEM IS UP AND RUNNING ? THAT'S THE ISSUE BOTH BENTONVILLE DISPENSARIES RAN INTO ... NOW .... BEFORE OUR JAMIE WEISS WAS DISPATCHED TO TONIGHT'S BREAKING NEWS - SHE FOUND OUT WHAT ACANZA NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF - AND HOW IT WAS DELAYED BY THE HURRICANE. "We don't necessarily view it here, especially the day of as a pass fail, it's more of an okay, we're going to meet with the ownership and look at the dispensary." THIS IS WHAT ACANZA WILL LOOK LIKE ONCE IT'S DOORS OPEN. BY NEX WEEK, ABC SPOKESMAN SCOTT HARDIN BELIEVES MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS WILL BE ABLE TO STEP INSIDE THE 3RD DISPENSARY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ALL THAT'S MISSING ARE A FEW SECURITY ITEMS. "Everything was in place, there are a couple of small things that will have the have agents go back up to reconfirm things are in place related to security, it's our understanding there was a slight delay in getting items there due to the storm in the southeast so with those items received, we believe we'll be back up at Acanza likely on Monday or Tuesday." REPRESENTATIVES FOR ACANZA DECLINED TO SPEAK WITH US ON CAMERA TODAY, BUT HARDIN EMPHASIZED THE FACT THAT THERE'S A LONG CHECK LIST WHEN INSPECTING DISPENSARIES, INCLUDING TRACKING SOFTWARE, SECURITY AND EVEN PARKING LOTS. "We understand the dispensary didn't plan on opening until at least mid next week anyway so there wasn't a rush to get approval out the door today." ONCE ACANZA IS APPROVED TO OPEN, POTENTIALLY NEXT WEEK, THAT MEANS THERE'S ONLY ONE MORE DISPENSARY AWAITING APPROVAL IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. HARDIN SAYS THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN INSPECTION REQUEST FROM "VALENTINE HOLDINGS" YE