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The Pope County Quorum Court Thursday night rejected a resolution supporting Gulfside Casino Partnership’s proposal to construct a casino near Russellville. The quorum court’s 7-5 decision is the latest action in half a decade of efforts to award the state’s …

A group called Keep Our Dollars in Fayetteville is making plans to collect petition signatures to put a measure on the November ballot that would allow Sunday sales of alcohol. If approved by voters, it would make Fayetteville the largest …

Medical marijuana sales in Arkansas have reached the milestone of $1 billion in sales since the industry was launched in May 2019. Patients now collectively spend an average of $776,000 a day on medical marijuana purchases across Arkansas, according to …

Above: Legacy Wine and Spirits, Little Rock (Photo by Jamison Mosley) Ever gone on a vacation in Arkansas only to find that the county you are visiting is dry? It might be quite a drive back to a liquor store …

Since the first Arkansas casinos opened in Hot Springs, West Memphis and Pine Bluff in 2019 and 2020, gaming’s popularity has grown at an impressive rate. 2021 gaming revenue reached $565 million, an increase of 32 percent from 2019, said …

A line was wrapped around the new Costco in Little Rock as early as 7 a.m. Wednesday, Costco’s first day of operations in Arkansas.  But not everyone is happy about the business’s presence.  A coalition of local liquor store owners …

Initially it was anticipated that when the market was mature, there would be about 40,000 to 50,000 people with health conditions that would permit them to qualify for a medical marijuana (MMJ) card, allowing them to purchase products at dispensaries. …

Of the 33 states that have legalized medical marijuana, widely different paths have been taken in regulating the industry that is estimated to have generated $8.3 billion in 2020, a figure expect to grow to $25 billion by 2025, according …

Since the passing of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016, the state’s medical marijuana industry has steadily grown. Around the state, there are 31 operating dispensaries that are selling medical marijuana, while another seven dispensary companies have licenses and …

Dispensaries were to be named in May by Brent Wilson The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration recently appealed a ruling by Judge Wendell Griffen to the state Supreme Court regarding the state’s medical marijuana application process. The decision by …