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Arkansas Cannabis Sales

Feb 2026

Overview

Arkansas is posting 14.6% year-over-year sales growth even as its dispensary count dropped 7.3%, meaning fewer stores are individually moving more product. That consolidation trend sets the Natural State apart from many small-tier markets where growth typically tracks new store openings. With just 38 licensed dispensaries serving the state, per-store productivity is climbing. Prices ticked up 2.4% year over year, a rare uptick that suggests demand is outpacing supply additions rather than compressing margins. Two-year cumulative growth of 13.5% confirms this is not a one-quarter anomaly but a sustained trajectory in a medical-only market with a limited license framework. Arkansas approved medical cannabis through a 2016 ballot initiative, and the first licensed dispensary sales began in 2019. The program remains medical-only, with no...

  • Top Brand: Bold Cultivation
  • Category Breakout: 54.2%
  • Top Category: Flower (54%)

Benchmarking

Market ComparisonFeb 2026

Among small-tier medical-only states, Arkansas stands out for sustaining double-digit growth while simultaneously losing dispensaries. Sales climbed 14.6% year over year and 13.5% over two years, yet the store count contracted to 38 locations. That pattern of fewer dispensaries capturing more demand is uncommon in peer markets, where consolidation more often coincides with flattening or declining sales. The limited-license structure appears to be channeling patient spending into a tighter retail footprint rather than dispersing it.

Trend unavailable for this period
StateSalesYoY
New Mexico$35-50M3.4%
Maine$25-35M10.2%
Arkansas$25-35M14.6%
Montana$25-35M0.1%
Connecticut$25-35M3.5%

Category View

Category PerformanceFeb 2026

Vapes are the fastest-moving category in Arkansas, surging 32.2% year over year to claim 24.1% of the market. Flower still dominates at 54.5% share and grew a healthy 13.8%, with cultivators like Bold Cultivation maintaining visibility across dispensary shelves. Concentrates added 11.5% at a modest 6.9% share, while edibles slipped 1.5% despite holding 14.0% of the mix. Oral products contracted sharply, falling 27.9% to just 0.4% share, signaling patient preferences are shifting toward inhalable formats.

CategorySalesAvg PriceYoY
#1Flower$10-15M$29.5513.8%
#2Vapes$5-10M$34.3332.2%
#3Edibles$2.5-5M$24.881.5%
#4Concentrates$1-2.5M$32.9811.5%
#5Oral<$250K$43.427.9%
#6Topicals<$250K$25.060.5%
#7Accessories<$250K$14.0816.5%
#8Cbd<$250K$20.2623.3%
#9Pre-Rolls<$250K$0.8292.0%

Top Brands

Category LeadersFeb 2026

Category leaders show which brands are currently strongest by segment in Arkansas, with 1-month rank movement when available.

Product Leaders

Category Product LeadersFeb 2026

Top ranked products by category for Arkansas, based on the latest state-category product snapshot.

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Vapes

Feb 2026
ProductBrandFeb 2026Jan 2026Dec 2025
Good Day Farm: Wild Watermelon | Go Pen | Distillate All In One | 0.3g
Good Day Farm: Wild Watermelon | Go Pen | Distillate All In One | 0.3g
Good Day Farm#1#1#2
Strawberries & Cream [.3g] Disposable Distillate Vape Pen
Strawberries & Cream [.3g] Disposable Distillate Vape Pen
Good Day Farm#2#2#3
Grape Soda [300mg] Disposable
Grape Soda [300mg] Disposable
Good Day Farm#3#3#4
Good Day Farm: Blue Raspberry Smash | Go Pen | Distillate All In One | 0.3g
Good Day Farm: Blue Raspberry Smash | Go Pen | Distillate All In One | 0.3g
Good Day Farm#4#4#1
Blue Razz 1000 Mg Vapes Disposables Distillate Plus
Blue Razz 1000 Mg Vapes Disposables Distillate Plus
Good Day Farm#5#5#8
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Edibles

Feb 2026
ProductBrandFeb 2026Jan 2026Dec 2025
Blackberry Indica [10pk] (1200mg) Fruit Chews
Blackberry Indica [10pk] (1200mg) Fruit Chews
Smokiez#1#1#1
Sweet Watermelon 1200mg Thc Fruit Chews
Sweet Watermelon 1200mg Thc Fruit Chews
Smokiez#2#2#2
Night Night (40mg) Gummies
Night Night (40mg) Gummies
Good Day Farm#3#3#3
Sour Watermelon Hybrid [10pk] (1200mg Thc) Fruit Chews
Sour Watermelon Hybrid [10pk] (1200mg Thc) Fruit Chews
Smokiez#4#6#6
Sweet Blueberry Hybrid [10pk] (800mg Thc) Fruit Chews
Sweet Blueberry Hybrid [10pk] (800mg Thc) Fruit Chews
Smokiez#5#5#4
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Accessories

Feb 2026
ProductBrandFeb 2026Jan 2026Dec 2025
1 Each Accessories Vape Cartridge Devices Battery
1 Each Accessories Vape Cartridge Devices Battery
Good Day Farm#1#2#1
1 Each Accessories Accessories (unspecified) Accessories (unspecified)
1 Each Accessories Accessories (unspecified) Accessories (unspecified)
Pulsar#2#1#9
Puffco Proxy
Puffco#3#4#5
1 Each Accessories Vape Cartridge Devices Battery
1 Each Accessories Vape Cartridge Devices Battery
Pulsar#4#6#6
1 Each Accessories Vape Cartridge Devices Battery
1 Each Accessories Vape Cartridge Devices Battery
O.Pen Vape#5#7#10

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