Arkansas
Arkansas marijuana cultivation facility faces hefty fines,suspension and neighbor concerns
HOT SPRINGS ROCK (KATV) — A marijuana cultivation facility is in jeopardy of suspension and could have to pay over $15,000 of dollars in fines.
According to an order from the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division Leafology, a marijuana cultivation facility located in Hot Springs Arkansas, was found in violation of a number of charges including but not limited to:
- failure to maintain video surveillance for a ninety-day period
- failed to ensure cannabis odors were not perceptible from outside the licensed facility
- failure to properly utilize the inventory tracking system and could not locate 9,237 g of medical cannabis
The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration said Leafology filed an appeal and noted that anytime a permit holder files an appeal, the company can continue operating up until a board hearing.
The company is scheduled for a hearing on October 18th where the ABC board can either decide to uphold the violations, including the fine and suspension, or overturn the decision.
Anytime a permit holder files an appeal, it results in a stay which allows the company to continue operating leading up to the Board meeting.
Phil Higdon, a resident who lives near the facility, said he reached out to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to share his concerns, along with 100 signatures from other neighbors asking for the facility to be relocated.
“My concerns are what we are dealing with on an everyday basis, 24/7,” Higdon said. “The stench from the marijuana that’s being cultivated, the 60 fans and the noise they make, and at night time how the security lights have everything lit up so bright.
Higdon had speculated that the approval of the cultivation facility could have been political for it to be built around surrounding homes and businesses and noted the attorney representing Leafology had invested interest in the company.
Charles Singleton, the facility’s attorney, responded to claims and said to his knowledge there was no political play when it came to approving the construction of the facility and confirmed that he has a 5 % interest in the company.
“I looked at it on the front end about 7 years ago when we started to try to put this business together [and] I couldn’t find anything saying I had a conflict of interest,” Singleton said. “I checked with the attorney ethics commission back then and they said they didn’t know of anything that would prohibit me from owning interest in the company and serving as the attorney.”
Singleton said the violation and complaints regarding odor were exacerbated by a winter storm in December of 2022 which caused some of their equipment to break.
“During that time our odor suppression system froze up during that period,” Singleton said. “Once the pipes froze up, there was an odor issue.”
Singleton said the company made efforts to order over 200 individual parts from the Netherlands but the shipment was delayed leading into March.
“From our perspective, it was caused by an act of God, we couldn’t control it,” Singleton said. “When the repairs were done we insulated the parts two or three times better than when they were originally constructed.”
Singleton said the company reached out to the apartments next door and other residents about the odor and they think the problem is fixed because they have not received any complaints thereafter.
Singleton said all other violations would be discussed in the hearing.
As for Higdon, he said he didn’t have much hope that the ABC would do the right thing but said he would keep fighting for the facility to relocate from the neighborhood.
“I hope I’ve got 20 years left in me and I’ll fight till the day I die,” Higdon said. “In my trust, there will be enough money in there for my children to fight it.”
The No. 21 Missouri Tigers enter their final regular season game with the least injury questions than they have had for most other games since the beginning of November.
But, there was a few new additions to the team’s availability report ahead of the Week 14 game against Arkansas. Below is the full availability report for the Tigers and the Arkansas Razorbacks.
This post will be updated throughout the week with new availability reports posted Thursday, Friday and 90 minutes before the 3:15 p.m. kick off.
Missouri Initial Availability Report:
Note: Missouri players with injuries previously reported to be season-ending are not listed on this post.
• DB Shamar McNeil – OUT
• LS Brett Le Blanc – OUT
• OL Logan Reichert – OUT
• RB Kewan Lacy – QUESTIONABLE
True freshman running back Kewan Lacy took one carry against Mississippi State in Week 13 before exiting the game with injury. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz said in the week leading up to that game that he would expect Lacy to see more opportunities going forward.
Le Blanc handles punting long snapping duties for Missouri, while Trey Flint takes care of field goals and extra points. Expect Flint to slide in for Le Blanc Saturday.
Arkansas Initial Availability Report:
• DL Nico Dalliver – OUT
• DB Jaylon Braxton – OUT
• K Kyle Ramsey – OUT
• DL Anton Juncaj – DOUBTFUL
• RB Braylen Russel – QUESTIONABLE
• DB Anthony Switzer – QUESTIONABLE
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Arkansas Children’s, a private, non-profit paediatric care organisation, has partnered with Press Ganey to improve paediatric patient experience.
Beginning 1 January 2025, this collaboration is aimed at bolstering the paediatric care organisation’s commitment to improving service and care for patients and their families.
Arkansas Children’s executive vice-president and chief operating officer Jamie Wiggins said: “We believe that every interaction with our patients is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
“By leveraging Press Ganey’s expertise and industry-leading pediatric benchmarks, we will gain valuable insights that will empower our teams to continuously improve and innovate in delivering compassionate care.”
Press Ganey will offer its patient experience and provider star-rating solutions to help Arkansas Children’s monitor feedback and enhance care quality.
The partnership will enable Arkansas Children’s to leverage Press Ganey’s AI-powered text analytics.
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This will help analyse open-ended feedback from online reviews and post-visit surveys, providing an understanding of patient and family perspectives.
The goal is to gain actionable insights that can further improve the patient experience.
Press Ganey provides experience measurement, data analytics and insights to health systems and caters to more than 65% of all freestanding paediatric hospitals.
This partnership will allow Arkansas Children’s to benefit from shared learning and innovation within Press Ganey’s network of institutions.
Press Ganey CEO and chairman Patrick Ryan said: “Families trust Arkansas Children’s to provide the highest quality care for their children.
“This partnership reflects their dedication to listening to families, responding to their needs, and innovating to create a world-class paediatric healthcare experience.”
Arkansas Children’s network includes two paediatric hospitals, a nursery alliance, statewide clinics, a research institute, a USDA nutrition centre, and numerous education and outreach programmes.
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PHILLIPS COUNTY, Ark. — A suspect in a Helena-West Helena homicide caused a barricade situation Tuesday as he was being processed in the Phillips County Detention Center.
Authorities said a prisoner who was being processed at the jail was able to get hold of some type of instrument and cause harm to himself.
He barricaded himself in the processing area and pepper spray was used to subdue him.
The prisoner was taken to the local emergency room for treatment. No one else was injured.
Helena-West Helena Police Chief Vincent Bell said he doesn’t know much more about what happened at the jail, but said the inmate is connected to a fatal shooting Tuesday afternoon.
The suspect was being held in connection to an incident where a man was shot dead in the doorway of O’Reilly Auto Parts in West Helena.
The shooting was the result of a disagreement that started in front of a motel, and the victim ran to the front of O’Reilly’s where he was fatally shot.
Chief Bell offered no details on a motive or the name of the victim.
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