Arkansas

No RecMedical

AR · Southeast

Arkansas approved medical cannabis in 2016. A recreational ballot measure failed in 2022, and the state remains medical-only with a limited but growing dispensary network.

Dispensaries

Registered Patients

95,000

Tax Rate

6.5% state + local

Regulatory Body

Alcoholic Beverage Control Division

Program Details

What's legal in Arkansas

Medical Program

Medical Legal

Since 2016

Conditions: cancer, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, PTSD, Crohn's, epilepsy, chronic pain, severe nausea

Min age: 18

Recreational Program

No Recreational

Possession limit: 2.5 oz

Home grow: No

Delivery: No

Consumption lounges: No

Social equity program: No

Expungement: No

U.S. Senators

NORML Scorecard

Your senators on cannabis

John Boozman

RepublicanU.S. Senate

NO MEDICAL USE

Tom Cotton

RepublicanU.S. Senate

Grades from NORML Congressional Scorecard. Grades reflect voting record and public positions on cannabis policy.