LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court says it’ll hear oral arguments over a judge’s decision to prevent the state from licensing companies to grow medical cannabis.
Justices on Monday, May 7, 2018, agreed to hear arguments on Thursday, June 7, 2018, in the state’s appeal of Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen’s decision striking down the licensing process for medical cannabis cultivation facilities. Griffen ruled the process violated the voter-approved constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana for certain medical conditions.
Griffen ruled in favor of an unsuccessful applicant for a cultivation license that had challenged the commission’s decision to issue permits to five businesses.
Arkansas regulators have also stopped reviewing applications for businesses that want to sell medical cannabis because of the ruling.
