Arkansas' medical-marijuana program hits some pot-holes (snicker)
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas’ medical-marijuana program is off to a mostly smooth start, observers say, but it has hit a few potholes in the road.
On June 30, the state Health Department began taking applications for registration cards to allow people with certain medical conditions to buy and use the drug when it becomes available, and the Medical Marijuana Commission began taking applications for licenses to operate growing or dispensing facilities.
By the end of last week, 65 Arkansans had applied for registration cards. No one had applied for a license to grow or sell medical marijuana.
David Couch, a Little Rock lawyer and the sponsor of the constitutional amendment Arkansas voters approved in November to legalize medical marijuana, said people may be waiting until close to the Sept. 18 end of the application period to apply for facility licenses.
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