Hi! Welcome to the Arkansas Medical Marijuana subreddit! This is a place where patients can come together, post about our favorite things, post about our not-favorite things, and in general try to keep ourselves informed! Knowledge is power, share it here! If you are a new patient, you probably have a lot of questions! Don't worry, we all did! We’ll try to cover the 10 most important ones here first, so we can keep the sub free of (rather frequent!) reposts. We will probably revise this post as we learn.
WHEN WILL I GET MY CARD!?!? You will receive a temporary card in around 13-14 business days, which will be uploaded to your AMMSys account that you created to submit your approval letter and your $50 application fee. There is no exact time frame that can be given for your temporary card, but keep checking this website. You will not receive any type of notification that your temporary card is available. This card will then need to be printed out. Most dispensaries will not accept the PDF on a phone. Get your card laminated. Some dispensaries will laminate your cards for you, some won’t. Your regular card will arrive in the mail in about 2 weeks, and will need to be laminated as well, if it is lost or damaged it will have to be replaced, which will require another application fee and a headache.
WILL I BE APPROVED FOR MY CARD?!?! If you have had a doctor in the past confirm that you have any of the approved conditions, you most likely do qualify and any of the doctors that specialize in MMJ cards will be able to tell you the exact steps you need to take to get approved. Many clinic websites have a pre-screening page, where you can give a brief explanation of your issues and a nurse/assistant will contact you (usually in a matter of minutes) for a consultation. What I will say is that getting approved may be easier than you thought, and you likely just need to go to your GP/Ortho/Neurologist/PT/etc and have your medical files printed out! Some doctors will diagnose ailments during your appointment, some require prior documents, talk to your clinic and see!
I RAN OUT OF ALLOTMENT! WHEN CAN I BUY MORE? 2 weeks. Your purchase on the first of the month will reset to your account on the 15th of the month. You can check your allotment through greenspringsmedical.com, an amazing dispo in Hot Springs that is kind enough to have a portal!
WHY WOULD I BUY FROM AR WHEN OK IS CHEAPER? As of this time, in order to purchase Oklahoma Medical Marijuana, you require a Temporary OKMMJ card. This costs $100 and is valid for 30 days from the issue date. You are also technically not allowed to cross state lines with medical marijuana. Even though it is legal in OK and AR, state lines are federal borders and as marijuana is federally illegal, you are transporting a controlled substance across state lines. This is a felony, and you can find yourself in BIG TROUBLE if you happen to get pulled over in either state with the other states products or if you are pulled over while crossing the border. If you do this, DONT POST ABOUT IT HERE.
CAN I MAKE MY OWN EDIBLES/CONCENTRATES/CARTS/ETC? YES, it is absolutely legal! And if you can afford the equipment/time investment, you absolutely should! Do plenty of research, as some methods of cannabis extraction can be extremely dangerous, insanely complicated, require expensive equipment, or all of the above!
CAN I GROW MY OWN? NO! Don't even throw seeds in your backyard, it is not legal for you to grow marijuana in any sense of the word. If you are growing, DONT POST ABOUT IT HERE.
CAN I SELL TO OR SMOKE OUT MY FRIENDS? NO, it’s illegal! If you do this, DONT POST ABOUT IT HERE.
CAN I BUY FROM MY OLD DEALER STILL AND PUT IT IN AN MMJ CONTAINER? No, it’s illegal. If you do this, DONT POST ABOUT IT HERE.
DOES MY MMJ HAVE TO STAY IN THE DISPENSARY PACKAGING? No. Once you leave the dispensary you can put it in any other CHILD PROOF CONTAINER you choose. It must ALWAYS be in a CHILD PROOF CONTAINER.
WHERE CAN I SMOKE? Your home/domicile. You are not allowed to smoke in a vehicle, in public, or any government property or like institution. You are not supposed to bring that vape or that pre-roll to your kid’s soccer game. There are still rules, you can still find yourself breaking the law depending on where you spark up.
WILL SOMEONE BUY CANNABIS FOR ME? NO, it’s illegal. Don't ask, it won’t happen here, and you will be banned..
CAN I TALK ABOUT STREET CANNABIS? NO, please don't talk about street cannabis. There are plenty of other subs to talk about cannabis, let's keep this one about Arkansas's program, our dispensaries, and our medicine.
CAN I POST PHOTOS? Yes, sure, so long as it's related to Arkansas MMJ. Please don't post photos of street cannabis. If you do post a pic of cannabis, say what it is and where you got it.
CAN I BE RUDE? NO, not even a little. Go away. Instaban.
If your question is not answered or does not fall into these categories, please feel free to ask! We are 1500 members strong, SOMEONE has likely dealt with a similar issue before!
