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Flora Farms, a Missouri-based marijuana cultivator and dispensary, opened up a storefront in Pineville this month. The new location serves both medical and recreational marijuana to patrons over the age of 21 right on the Arkansas-Missouri state line. CEO of Flora Farms, Mark Hendren, is an Arkansas native hoping to expand the business’s footprint in Southwest Missouri.
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On today's show, a new initiative from the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute called Civic Arkansas. Also, all the news from January 1975, like a new political guard and a new speed limit. Plus, Victor Luckerson discusses his book "Built From the Fire" about the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa.
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The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration reported $283 million in medical marijuana sales in 2023. Department spokesperson Scott Hardin speaks on the industry's growth.
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On today's show, $25 million and changing how we view traffic. Plus, chefs from around the country will team up for a No Kid Hungry dinner in Bentonville. Also, your ideas plus a library possibly result in a small business.
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Today on The Outline: New research from the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement indicates mothers who live in certain parts of the state are more likely to give birth through cesarean section than mothers in other parts of Arkansas. Plus, medical marijuana sales continue to increase. Also, Arkansas gains a rescue helicopter.
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Today on The Outline: Arkansas lawmakers react to the possibility of a special session before year's end. Also, stroke risk increases in America. Plus, the Razorbacks plan to play early to avoid humidity this weekend.
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About 77,000 Arkansans were removed from Medicaid rolls in June, applications are open for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, medical marijuana sales reached a record $141 million of the year and more.
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On today's show, tax revenue from medical marijuana used to be allocated for cancer research. Now, it will go toward medical residency programs and food insecurity. Also, a new episode of "I Am Northwest Arkansas" centers on ballet, and a new voting rights exhibition at the Arkansas Capitol. Plus, residents of north central get $7.4 million from USDA for a water infrastructure project and more.
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The Arkansas Legislature voted to redirect tax revenue from medical marijuana sales, and send $100 million in reserve funds to UAMS to pursue national cancer designation.
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Recreational marijuana is now legal to purchase in Missouri by adults age 21 and over, living in-state or out-of-state, with just a valid government-issue photo ID. Several hundred dispensaries recently licensed by the state to sell adult-use cannabis like Flora Farms, with locations across southwest Missouri, report being patronized by a growing number of Arkansans, who are unable to purchase legal pot back home. But transporting purchases back across state lines remains a federal felony offense.