Arkansas lawmakers OK medical marijuana consultant rule

 


LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers have approved a rule to allow the state's Medical Marijuana Commission to hire a consultant who will review hundreds of applications it's received from businesses that want to sell the drug.

The Legislative Council's executive subcommittee on Thursday approved the rule from the commission allowing the panel to hire the consultant for reviewing and scoring the dispensary applications. The commission last week awarded licenses for five cultivation facilities after the state Supreme Court reversed a judge's ruling that blocked the permitting process.

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