Getting it straight

As a matter of policy, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette will publish corrections of errors in fact that have been printed in the newspaper.

The corrections will be made as soon as possible after the error has been brought to the attention of the editor at (479) 872-5168.

Natural State Wellness Enterprises was ranked third among five companies that were to be awarded a medical marijuana cultivation license. A headline and article Friday should have made clear that the firm was the first among the top five applicants to ask to join a lawsuit that has kept the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission from issuing the licenses. The other firms in the suit were not on the list to receive the licenses.