Found in Craighead County, Brookland is a town in northeastern Arkansas with that true “small-town feel.” Take a quick 20-minute drive over to Lake Frierson State Park in Jonesboro, filled with hiking, fishing, bird watching and more, this park is perfect for a nice relaxing day in nature. Stay in Jonesboro to check out Arkansas State University’s campus, complete with both an art museum and a natural history museum, for everyone to learn more about the area’s culture and history. After working up an appetite, make sure to stop by the Brookland Cafe for homestyle food and cooking. Finally, if you’re looking for some family fun, be sure to stop by the Roundup Music Show. The show begins at 7 p.m. on Saturday, don’t miss several musicians and performers put on a family-friendly show for everyone! 

While we know that Arkansas has one of the harshest penalties for marijuana in the nation, some recent strides to legalize cannabis have failed. In 2020 advocates collected signatures for the Arkansas Recreational Marijuana Initiative which would legalize marijuana use for adults 21 and over; but unfortunately due to the COVID-19 pandemic, not enough could be collected. Luckily in 2016, Arkansas did legalize medical marijuana. So patients with certain qualifying conditions can legally medicate with cannabis with physician certification. Arkansas Medical Marijuana qualifying conditions include ALS, Alzheimer’s disease, Cachexia or wasting syndrome, Cancer, chronic or debilitating diseases, Crohn’s disease. Fibromyalgia, Glaucoma, Hepatitis C, HIV/AIDS, intractable pain, Multiple sclerosis, Peripheral neuropathy, PTSD, Seizures, severe arthritis, severe nausea, severe and persistent muscle spasms, Tourette’s syndrome, Ulcerative colitis or any medical condition or its treatment approved by the Department of Health. Medical marijuana patients can legally buy from any state-licensed dispensary, but patients under 21 cannot legally consume herbal forms of cannabis. Additionally, dispensaries cannot provide edible products filled with more than 10 mg of THC or any infused edible product that is marketed toward children. If you are not a medical marijuana patient, do not possess cannabis in Arkansas. If the police catch you possessing less than 4 ounces, you will be fined up to $2500 and serve up to a year in jail. 

Brookland Resources:

• https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/medical-marijuana-faqs