How Small Cannabis Operators Are Preparing For Interstate Commerce

Amanda Strickland believes Arkansas’ medical-only cannabis market may be in an ideal position to start supplying the rest of the country once federal marijuana rescheduling legalizes interstate commerce.

And that may not be an opportunity afforded to operators in places like Missouri or California.

Her theory is that operators in dual-market states would be required to split their medical and adult-use licenses to register their companies with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration before they could start shipping product across the country. 

No such administrative wrangling would be required in states that have yet to legalize adult-use cannabis, creating what Strickland considers a golden opportunity – but one restricted to a select few states.

“Arkansas has such an opportunity,” said Strickland, CEO of Rogers, Arkansas-based vertically integrated medical marijuana company The Source.

“As an independent operator, I worry and think about how independent operators in these hybrid states are going to react. It’s the first time I’ve been grateful that we have a medical-only program. We need state legislation authorizing the governor to enter into interstate compacts,” Strickland said.

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