(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to:(1) Violate this subchapter or any rules promulgated under this subchapter;(2) Manufacture, produce, or market any product derived from cannabis for sale within this state, except as authorized under this subchapter and the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016, Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 98;(3) Sell or distribute any product derived from cannabis within this state or to consumers of this state, except as authorized under this subchapter and the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016, Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 98;(4) Manufacture, distribute, sell, or market a consumable hemp product that is not reported to the Arkansas Tobacco Control Board as required by this subchapter;(5) Manufacture, produce, market, or sell any intoxicating hemp product;(6) Sell any consumable hemp product to a minor; or(7) Market or promote a consumable hemp product or other hemp product:(A) For an intoxicating effect;(B) As containing tetrahydrocannabinol; or(C) With unlawful drug or health claims.
(1) Violate this subchapter or any rules promulgated under this subchapter;
(2) Manufacture, produce, or market any product derived from cannabis for sale within this state, except as authorized under this subchapter and the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016, Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 98;
(3) Sell or distribute any product derived from cannabis within this state or to consumers of this state, except as authorized under this subchapter and the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016, Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 98;
(4) Manufacture, distribute, sell, or market a consumable hemp product that is not reported to the Arkansas Tobacco Control Board as required by this subchapter;
(5) Manufacture, produce, market, or sell any intoxicating hemp product;
(6) Sell any consumable hemp product to a minor; or
(7) Market or promote a consumable hemp product or other hemp product:(A) For an intoxicating effect;(B) As containing tetrahydrocannabinol; or(C) With unlawful drug or health claims.
(A) For an intoxicating effect;
(B) As containing tetrahydrocannabinol; or
(C) With unlawful drug or health claims.
(b) Any person that purposely, knowingly, or recklessly violates this subchapter relating to hemp production, manufacture, sale, distribution, marketing, or processing shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction of the violation, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or both.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, any person that purposefully, recklessly, or knowingly manufactures, markets, or sells an intoxicating hemp product shall be guilty of a felony.
(d) Any violation of this subchapter is a deceptive and unconscionable trade practice under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, § 4-88-101 et seq., and all remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the Attorney General under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, § 4-88-101 et seq., shall be available to the Attorney General for the enforcement of this subchapter.
(e) The prosecuting attorney in the county where the alleged crime was committed shall also have full authority to enforce this subchapter.
(f) This subchapter does not prohibit the bringing of a civil action against a violator of this subchapter by an individual harmed by the violator's acts or omissions.