INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS State by State WA VT NH MT OR ID WY NV UT CA CO KS MO KY NC TN AZ NM TX OK AR MS LA FL AK AL GA SC NE IA OH IL IN WV VA DE MD DC SD ND MN MA WI MI PA NJ NY RI CT ME HI ■ Medical ■ Recreational Note: This map does not include states that have legalized only CBD-based oils. State News ©2021 MJBizDaily, a division of Anne Holland Ventures. All rights reserved. Data is current as of Dec. 10, 2021. Arkansas A proposed amendment was filed to legalize adult-use marijuana and create a new market for cannabis businesses. The Arkansas Adult Use and Expungement Marijuana Amendment would allow for at least one cannabis retailer per 15,000 residents and one cultivation facility per 300,000 residents. The proposed amendment, filed by Melissa Fults, a board member of marijuana advocacy group Arkansas NORML, would also legalize cannabis possession for adults and allow anyone with certain marijuana-related misdemeanor or felony convictions to ask the courts for relief from the conviction. California A spate of violent robberies targeting marijuana businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area have thrown into question the survival of several small businesses, with the combined losses of those operators estimated to be at least $5 million. The crimes ranged from break-ins that resulted in minor damage to wild gunfights between robbers and security guards. At least one person was shot. 22 January 2022 | MJBizMagazine