Arkansas Medical Marijuana Group Tabs Fayetteville Doctor As Board Chairman

LITTLE ROCK, AR — The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Association has a new chairman of its board of directors, and she's from Fayetteville.

Dr. Regina Thurman will take over Dr. Steve Cathey's position on the board, the association said in a statement Monday. Cathey chose not to serve on the board to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest with his position as chairman of the state State Medical Board.

The group said it'll be a "leading voice" for cultivators, distributors and business serving the medical marijuana industry. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Voters in November approved legalizing medical marijuana for patients with certain medical conditions, and the state is accepting applications for cultivators and dispensaries until Sept. 18.

The association's acting executive director is David Couch, who headed the campaign for the medical marijuana measure.

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