Arkansas medical pot panel again tables proposal to change West Memphis dispensary’s ownership | Arkansas … – Arkansas Online

The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission has again held off approving an ownership change for a West Memphis dispensary, now that it’s become embroiled in a lawsuit.

With the owners of the dispensary filing a lawsuit against a Nevada-based group that sought a stake in the business, the commission voted 3-2 to table a proposed ownership change.

Comprehensive Care Group — owners of the West Memphis dispensary Body and Mind LLC, a public company based in Nevada — filed a lawsuit in Pulaski County Circuit Court on Tuesday asking the judge to terminate Body and Mind’s claims of ownership. Nevada Medical Group LLC, DEP Nevada and Big Stone Farms AR1 LLC were also named as defendants in the lawsuit.

The new name for the West Memphis dispensary is Comprehensive Care Group, which took effect Thursday. It was formerly known as Body and Mind.

A majority of the commission voted to table the proposal, citing precedent where it doesn’t vote on ownership changes when there is ongoing litigation.

Abtin Mehdizadegan, an attorney from Hall Booth Smith representing the proposed ownership change, said Comprehensive Care Group — knowing the commission’s stance on not approving ownership changes that are involved in legal disputes — filed the lawsuit Tuesday to

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