Arkansas Supreme Court issues provisional order placing recreational marijuana amendment back on ballot August 12, 2022 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments Conditional certification stipulated The Arkansas Supreme Court on Wednesday granted a petition to allow a proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize recreational marijuana back on the November ballot until it decides how to proceed with the Arkansas Board of Election… Read More→
In the Arkansas governor’s race, Chris Jones supports adult use marijuana vote, Sarah Sanders stays mum August 9, 2022 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments Arkansas Democratic gubernatorial nominee Chris Jones supports a constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana in the state and would try to pass marijuana-related criminal justice reforms through the state legislature if he were to take office in January, the candidate said during… Read More→
Proposed Arkansas recreational marijuana amendment rejected by election commissioners August 4, 2022 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments The Arkansas Board of Election Commissioners denied the popular name and ballot title for a constitutional amendment that would legalize recreational marijuana, saying the measure did not clearly specify whether there would be a certain THC limit on edibles. Commissioners… Read More→
Democratic gubernatorial candidate supports constitutional amendment that would legalize recreational marijuana use in Arkansas August 3, 2022 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Jones said Tuesday that he supports the Responsible Growth Arkansas committee's proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize recreational marijuana. Jones, of Little Rock, said ballot initiatives elevate the voices of Arkansans, who have made very important… Read More→
Arkansas officials OK signatures for marijuana initiative July 29, 2022 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments Supporters of a recreational marijuana initiative have turned in the required number of valid signatures, moving the measure closer to appearing on Arkansas' ballot this fall, election officials said Friday. A spokesman for the secretary of state's office said supporters… Read More→
Arkansas averaged $22.37M of medical marijuana per month for fiscal year July 15, 2022 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments Medical marijuana finished out June for a strong fiscal year in Arkansas. For June, the final month of the budget year, medical marijuana sales generated $22.29 million in the state according to the Department of Finance and Administration. The sales… Read More→
Responsible Growth Arkansas submits more than double required signatures for marijuana amendment July 11, 2022 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments Responsible Growth Arkansas submitted more than 192,000 signatures to the secretary of state on Friday, the most significant step to-date to legalize recreational marijuana in Arkansas. Steve Lancaster, co-counsel for the industry-backed group, submitted the group’s paperwork at 11:10 a.m. at… Read More→
Two groups gathering signatures for Arkansas recreational marijuana proposals May 11, 2022 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments Two groups are hoping to place proposals on the November ballot in Arkansas that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana. This comes six years after voters approved the use of marijuana for people in the state with certain medical… Read More→
How marijuana laws have progressed across the South so far this year May 3, 2022 AggregatedNews Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee 0 Comments As a region, the South has been comparably slow to embrace marijuana reform until recently. In the last year, Mississippi and Alabama lawmakers legalized the use of marijuana for qualified medical conditions. Louisiana has taken several steps to expand its… Read More→
Majority of Arkansas voters support legalizing marijuana, poll finds February 17, 2022 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments According to a new poll from Talk Business & Politics and Hendrix College, a majority of Arkansas voters support the measure to legalize the use of marijuana. The poll tested 961 Arkansas voters, asking their opinion on the issue of recreational… Read More→
Third recreational marijuana constitutional amendment is proposed by group for Arkansas November ballot January 26, 2022 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments A third group seeking to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use in Arkansas filed a petition for a proposed constitutional amendment to appear on the ballot in November, providing the group obtains enough signatures on petitions. The Arkansas Adult Use… Read More→
Medical marijuana sales in Arkansas near 67,000 pounds through October November 17, 2021 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments Almost 67,000 pounds – roughly the weight of two F-35 fighter jets – of medical marijuana have been sold in Arkansas since May 2019, with the state collecting just under $45 million in taxes on the sales. Licensed dispensaries in… Read More→
Medical marijuana panel backs rule changes in Arkansas October 11, 2021 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission has advanced rule changes that would allow the state to issue its two remaining dispensary licenses, possibly in January. Spokesman Scott Hardin said the rule changes advanced Thursday would allow the commission to issue licenses… Read More→
Medical marijuana brings almost $50M in tax revenue for Arkansas in 1st two years October 7, 2021 AggregatedNews Arkansas 0 Comments It's been two years since medical marijuana became legal in Arkansas and the revenue is showing for it. The state has collected almost $50 million total in tax revenue. "A year ago we said, let's give it time. Let's let… Read More→
Arkansas Recreational Marijuana Ballot Initiative Underway September 23, 2021 AggregatedNews Arkansas 2 Comments Nonprofit Arkansas True Grass is working to put an amendment on the November 2022 ballot to allow for the recreational use of marijuana in Arkansas. The group needs 89,101 signatures to make the ballot. Jesse Raphael, the Northwest Arkansas spokesman… Read More→