ARKANSAS, USA — Arkansans spent over $193 million on medical marijuana purchases at state dispensaries from Jan. 1 to August 31, according to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA).

According to DFA officials, this total was $193,126,466 and is an increase of more than $10 million from the same period of time last year, when sales were $182.5 million.

The total pounds sold in the state for 2025 was 52,292, which is also a significant year-to-year increase. Most recently, throughout the state, there were 6,721 pounds sold in July and 6,778 pounds sold in August.

“A total of $1.5 billion has been spent on medical marijuana since the state’s first dispensary opened in May 2019,” said Scott Hardin, the spokesperson for the Department of Finance and Administration. “Wit

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