Only medical dispensaries are legal in Arkansas, and licensed ones operate in Washington County, including Fayetteville. Under Amendment 98 a dispensary may not sit within 1,500 feet of a school, church, or daycare, and no county may have more than four. Recreational sales are illegal.
There are no recreational cannabis stores to zone in Washington County; the only lawful outlets are medical dispensaries licensed by the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission and enforced by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division. Licensed dispensaries already serve the Fayetteville and Springdale area of NW Arkansas. Amendment 98 sets a hard buffer: a dispensary's location may not be within 1,500 feet of a public or private school, church, or daycare center, and cultivation facilities carry a 3,000-foot buffer. No single county may hold more than four dispensary licenses. On top of the state siting rule, Washington County planning and any host city's zoning apply to a licensed location.
Selling marijuana outside the licensed medical system is unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, a felony, not a zoning matter. A licensed dispensary violating its buffer or security conditions risks Medical Marijuana Commission sanctions and license loss.
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