A variety of raw cannabis flower on display at Natural Relief Dispensary in Sherwood. | Arkansas Advocate photo by Mary Hennigan
Medical marijuana has generated more than $1 billion in Arkansas since voters legalized it in 2016.
After the state opened its first dispensary in 2019, thousands of Arkansans joined the program and spent a record $291.1 million on medical marijuana in 2025, according to the state’s Department of Finance and Administration…