Background checks
Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 98, sec. 8; Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 98, sec. 9
(a) The following are subject to background checks conducted by the Medical Marijuana Commission or its designee in considering an application for a cultivation facility license:
- (1) The individual applicant;
- (2) All owners, officers, and board members of an entity seeking to apply for a cultivation license through its designated individual applicant; and
- (3) Agents of any of the above persons.
- (b) A person subject to background checks as provided in subsection (a) of this section shall be disqualified as an individual applicant, be prohibited from entering a cultivation facility, be prohibited from being an owner, officer, or board member of a cultivation facility, and be prohibited from having any responsibility for operating a cultivation facility if the person has been convicted of a felony offense.
- (c) Each person undergoing a background check shall provide written consent and all applicable processing fees to the commission or its designee to conduct the background check.