Section 10. Dispensary and Cultivation Facility Inspections and Requirements
Dispensary and Cultivation Facility Inspections and Requirements
(a) Dispensaries and cultivation facilities are highly regulated by the state, and a dispensary and cultivation facility is therefore subject to reasonable inspection by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division.
(b)
(1) This subsection governs the operations of dispensaries and cultivation facilities.
(2) A dispensary and a cultivation facility shall be an entity incorporated in the State of Arkansas.
(3) A dispensary and cultivation facility shall implement appropriate security measures to deter and prevent unauthorized entrance into areas containing marijuana and the theft of marijuana.
(4) A dispensary and cultivation facility shall have procedures in place to ensure accurate recordkeeping.
(5) Each dispensary shall keep the following records, dating back at least three (3) years:
(A) Records of the disposal of marijuana that is not distributed by the dispensary to qualifying patients; and
(B) A record of each transaction, including the amount of marijuana dispensed, the amount of compensation, and the registry identification number of the qualifying patient or designated caregiver.
(6) Each dispensary and cultivation facility shall:
(A) Conduct an initial comprehensive inventory of all marijuana, including without limitation usable marijuana available for dispensing, mature marijuana plants, and seedlings at each authorized location on the date the dispensary first dispenses usable marijuana or the cultivation facility first cultivates, prepares, manufactures, processes, or packages usable marijuana; and
(B) Conduct a biannual comprehensive inventory of all marijuana, including without limitation usable marijuana available for dispensing, mature marijuana plants, and seedlings at each authorized location.
(7) All cultivation of marijuana shall take place in an enclosed, locked facility.
(8)
(A) A qualifying patient or designated caregiver acting on behalf of a qualifying patient shall not be dispensed more than a total of two and one-half ounces (2 ½ oz.) of usable marijuana during a fourteen-day period.
(B) A dispensary or a dispensary agent may not dispense more than a total of two and one-half ounces (2 ½ oz.) of usable marijuana to either a qualifying patient or designated caregiver acting on behalf of a qualifying patient during a fourteen-day period.
(C) Each time a dispensary agent dispenses usable marijuana to a qualifying patient or designated caregiver, he or she shall verify that the dispensing of usable marijuana would not cause the qualifying patient or designated caregiver to receive more usable marijuana than is permitted in a fourteen-day period.
(D) Each time usable marijuana is dispensed, the dispensary agent shall:
(i) Record the date the usable marijuana was dispensed and the amount dispensed; and
(ii) Notify the Department of Health in the manner required by the department.
(E) The department shall maintain a database that enables a dispensary to verify that dispensing usable marijuana to a qualifying patient or designated caregiver will not cause the qualifying patient or designated caregiver to exceed the amount allowed by law.
(F) All records shall be kept according to the registry identification number of the qualifying patient or designated caregiver.
(G) It is the specific intent of this Amendment that no qualifying patient or designated caregiver acting on behalf of a qualifying patient be dispensed more than a total of two and one-half ounces (2 ½ oz.) of usable marijuana during a fourteen-day period whether the usable marijuana is dispensed from one or any combination of dispensaries.
(9) The dispensary records with patient information shall be treated as confidential records that are exempt from the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.