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In his ruling, Judge Wendell Griffen said he “takes no joy” in blocking the state from issuing the licenses.

All five companies selected by the state had paid the $100,000 licensing fee and posted the $500,000 performance bond needed to receive the licenses.

Arkansas took the first step toward launching its medical marijuana program, as state regulators named the five businesses they intend to license to cultivate cannabis.

The state’s Medical Marijuana Commission received 95 applications for cultivation sites and will select no more than five. There are 227 applications for dispensaries.

Would-be growers and distributors of Arkansas’ initial medical marijuana crop flooded a state office building Monday, turning in thousands of pages of paperwork and handing over thousands of dollars in application fees.

After opening the door for applications to grow and dispense cannabis on June 30, the state didn’t receive a single one for a month and a half.

Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration spokesman Scott Hardin said Friday morning that the agency had received no applications to grow and distribute medical marijuana.

Medical marijuana registration cards will cost about $50. Under proposed rules, an Arkansas driver’s license or state ID will be required to obtain one.

Meanwhile, in Georgia, Rep. Allen Peake dispenses CBD oil out of his office.

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