Marijuana Business Magazine - May-June 2018

Arkansas State Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is appealing a judge’s order that forbids the state to license five com- panies to grow medical marijuana. Rutledge’s office filed a notice that it’s appealing to the state Supreme Court a ruling by Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen that the MMJ licensing process is unconstitutional. Griffen ruled that the state’s process for licensing the companies violated the 2016 voter-approved amend- ment legalizing marijuana for patients with certain med- ical conditions and cited potential conflicts of interest by two members of the Medical Marijuana Commission. California Arizona-based American Green’s goal of transforming a California ghost town into the “Epcot Center” of marijuana has run into serious turbulence. American Green sold its holdings in the California town of Nipton to Delta Interna- tional Oil & Gas for some $7.7 million. American Green, a publicly traded penny stock, essentially ran out of money, Business Insider reported. The company agreed last year to buy the town, located about a one-hour drive from the Las Vegas Strip, for $5 million. American Green said it will continue to “manage Nipton and associated projects for five years with a five-year option.” THE BUD GOBLET ™ Revolutionizing Cannabis Display THE Sampling Table ™ Frosted Sativa Indica Hybrid PATENTPENDING