Below is The Marijuana Herald’s Daily Cannabis News Brief for Thursday, August 6, 2026. Arkansas medical marijuana sales reached $24.79 million in July, bringing the state’s 2026 total to approximately $165 million. Utah medical cannabis sales reached a record $17.4 million in July, bringing the state’s total for the first seven months of 2026 to approximately $117.8 million. The number of active medical cannabis patients increased by 705 to 116,177. The state has completed more than 46.2 million marijuana transactions and sold nearly 628,000 pounds of flower.