President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at improving medical marijuana and cannabidiol research and better informing patients and doctors. The order aims to remove barriers to research and improve access to cannabidiol products, according to a …
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Dry January, sober curious, California sober — every day, there seems to be a new phrase to describe the same phenomenon. People are drinking less alcohol. An NCSolutions poll found nearly half of Americans, 49 percent, are trying to drink …
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Spotlight on Small Business: Bark Bar in Little Rock
True dog lovers wish they could bring their canine companions everywhere. Little Rock’s Bark Bar offers them the chance to enjoy creative eats and libations while their dogs enjoy their own gourmet treats and have the full run of the …
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The Power of Hemp: Donna Porter Blazes Trails with HelloHemp!
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffLifetime horticulturist and Botanical Garden of the Ozarks trailblazer Donna Porter is harnessing the healing power of a single plant to help others. She’s putting decades of knowledge to work to offer the Northwest Arkansas community some of the best …
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New Product Lets Clients Have Their CBD and Chocolate, Too
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain Hebdaby Dwain Hebda Carmen Portillo is a Little Rock entrepreneur who became the state’s first certified professional chocolatier. Her company, Cocoa Belle Chocolates, has developed a national reputation for her luxury creations, produced out of a nondescript manufacturing space in …
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Arkansas Hemp Genetics Partners with UA on Hemp Flower Research
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFayetteville, Arkansas-based Arkansas Hemp Genetics, LLC (AHG) was recently awarded a coveted research partnership with the University of Arkansas to conduct the first industrial hemp flower research since its prohibition after World War II Soon after this partnership was conveyed, …
Since being legalized in 2016 by a state constitutional amendment, medical marijuana is slowly becoming available to Arkansas citizens. By Tyler Hale | Photography By David Yerby and Jamison Mosley The years since the amendment’s passage have seen the creation …
