Fayetteville hosts state-licensed medical marijuana dispensaries, including Acanza and Purspirit, and cannot ban them. Under Arkansas's Amendment 98 they are zoned like retail pharmacies and must sit at least 1,500 feet from schools, churches, and daycares. Only medical sales are allowed.
Medical dispensaries operate legally in Fayetteville under Arkansas's Amendment 98, which licenses them through the state Medical Marijuana Commission. Cities cannot prohibit a state-licensed dispensary, but may apply zoning: Arkansas treats a dispensary like a licensed retail pharmacy, so Fayetteville allows them where comparable retail uses are permitted, mainly in commercial districts. State law bars a dispensary within 1,500 feet of a public or private school, church, or daycare. Two dispensaries — Acanza Health Group on North McConnell Avenue and Purspirit Cannabis Co. — serve the city, and Fayetteville approved industrial-zoned land in south Fayetteville for a cultivation facility. Recreational storefront sales remain illegal statewide.
Operating a dispensary without a state license or inside a buffer is prohibited; unlicensed sales bring criminal charges and closure, and violations can end state licensure.
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