Arkansas

Amendment 98 (2016) created a medical-only program that expressly prohibits patient home cultivation, so no individual may lawfully buy, possess, gift, or germinate viable marijuana seeds — seeds fall within the marijuana definition at Ark. Code Ann. § 5-64-101, and possession or transfer is prosecuted under § 5-64-419 and § 5-64-436. Only the eight licensed commercial cultivation facilities may hold viable genetics inside the tracked system. Hemp seed may be planted solely by growers licensed by the State Plant Board under the Arkansas hemp production law (Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-501 et seq.), and Act 629 of 2023's crackdown on hemp-derived THC products (upheld after federal litigation) underscores the state's restrictive posture, though it targets consumable products rather than planting seed.