TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) — A city in southwest Arkansas is creating a legal structure to accommodate medical marijuana entrepreneurs approved for state licenses.

Texarkana has responded to about 70 to 80 inquiries about opening medical cannabis cultivation centers, City Manager Kenny Haskin told the Texarkana Gazette (http://bit.ly/2toRuBF ). Haskin said some of those potential operators have come with "shovel ready" plans.

City officials are working to establish zoning and permit rules for the medical marijuana businesses because entrepreneurs can start submitting applications for operating licen...