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Arkansas’ First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens Its Doors

Doctor's Orders RX in Hot Springs was the first dispensary to be officially licensed by the state.

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Two and a half years after Arkansans voted to legalize medical marijuana, qualifying patients could begin buying the product Saturday morning when the state's first dispensary opened, though the celebratory mood was dampened by confusion about operating hours and fears the dispensary wouldn't be able to serve all the patients by closing time.

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Doctor's Orders RX in Hot Springs was the first dispensary to be officially licensed by the state and is currently the only one operating. It sold marijuana to a patient Friday to test its software and officially opened Saturday.

Another Hot Springs dispensary, Green Springs Medical, was approved Friday and plans to open Monday morning. 

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