Arkansas Medical Marijuana Issue 5 Defeated
LITTLE ROCK, AR — Arkansas’ bid to become the first state in the South has come to an end, with 75% of precincts reporting a 48-52% loss, however the close race shows that the conservative South is...
View ArticleNarrow Defeat Not the End of Medical Marijuana in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, AR — With less than 30,000 votes deciding the outcome of Arkansas’ medical marijuana Issue 5, you haven’t seen the end of medical marijuana in the South. Although Arkansas failed to become...
View ArticleArkansas Medical Marijuana Proposal Rejected
LITTLE ROCK, AR — The state attorney general rejected the wording of a proposed 2014 ballot measure Tuesday that, if passed, would legalize medical marijuana in Arkansas. Attorney General Dustin...
View ArticlePublic Benefits Drug Test Bills Move in Three States
Bills that would require recipients of public benefits such as welfare or unemployment benefits to submit to drug testing have advanced in three states. On Monday, an unemployment drug testing bill...
View ArticleArkansas Attorney General Rejects 2014 Medical Marijuana Proposal
LITTLE ROCK, AR — The Arkansas Attorney General has rejected the language of a proposed 2014 ballot initiative, The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act, that would legalize the medical use of marijuana....
View ArticleArkansas Attorney General Approves 2014 Medical Marijuana Proposal Language
LITTLE ROCK, AR — The Arkansas Attorney General has approved the language of a proposed 2014 ballot initiative that would legalize the medical use of marijuana in the state, The Arkansas Medical...
View ArticleTwo Arkansas Medical Marijuana Initiatives Aim for 2014 Ballot
LITTLE ROCK, AR — Two separate medical marijuana initiative campaigns aimed at the November 2014 ballot are underway in Arkansas. A similar effort to legalize medical marijuana failed in 2012, but came...
View ArticleSecond Arkansas Medical Marijuana Ballot Initiative Language Approved
LITTLE ROCK, AR — Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has approved the language of a second ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana in the state. The initiative submitted by Arkansans for...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Advocates in Arkansas Launch Fundraising Campaign to Put...
LITTLE ROCK, AR – Medical marijuana advocates Arkansans for Compassionate Care and Americans for Safe Access (ASA) have joined forces to put an initiative on the 2014 ballot. The Arkansas Medical...
View ArticleArkansas Attorney General Rejects Marijuana Legalization Initiative
LITTLE ROCK, AR – Arkansas‘ attorney general’s office on Monday rejected proposed language for a petition that would ask voters to void the state’s anti-marijuana laws. Marjorie LeClair wants voters to...
View ArticleMost Statewide Marijuana Initiatives Leading In Polls
WASHINGTON, DC — Four of the six statewide marijuana initiatives appearing on the November 2012 ballot are solidly favored among likely voters. Voters in six states - Arkansas, Colorado, Massachusetts,...
View ArticleArkansas Supreme Court Upholds Medical Marijuana Ballot Measure
LITTLE ROCK, AR — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a proposed ballot measure that, if successful, would make the state the first in the South to legalize medical marijuana. Justices...
View ArticleArkansas Medical Marijuana Initiative Fends Off Ballot Challenge
LITTLE ROCK, AR — The Arkansas Supreme Court Thursday rejected a bid to keep the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act off the November ballot. That means voters there will have the chance to make it the...
View ArticleArkansas Medical Marijuana Initiative Heads for Finish Line
Medical marijuana has made great inroads in parts of the United States. With the exceptions of Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming, the West is medical marijuana country. The Northeast is also trending that way,...
View ArticleArkansas State Rep. Supports Medical Marijuana Bill
LITTLE ROCK, AR — A state legislator who co-chairs the Joint Budget Committee says she supports a ballot measure that would legalize medical marijuana in Arkansas. Democratic Rep. Kathy Webb of Little...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Advocates Launch New Election-Based Website:...
WASHINGTON, DC — The medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) launched a new website today – VoteMedicalMarijuana.org – that provides patients and their supporters with the...
View ArticleVoters in Arkansas, Massachusetts, and Montana to Decide on Medical Marijuana
On Election Day this year, voters may bring about the 18th and 19th medical cannabis states and preserve safe access in an existing medical cannabis state. Arkansas’ Issue 5 and Massachusetts’s’...
View ArticleNovember 6: An Election to End the War on Drugs
WASHINGTON, DC — We are less than a week away from Election Day, and it’s starting to look very much like at least one state will vote to legalize marijuana, possibly two, and, if the gods are really...
View ArticleSouthern States Watching Arkansas Medical Marijuana Vote
SHREVEPORT, LA — Shreveport, Louisiana resident Missy Matthews is keeping a close eye on Issue 5, the Arkansas medical marijuana ballot initiative. Arkansans will decide Nov. 6 whether patients with a...
View ArticleSix States to Vote on Marijuana Measures on Tuesday
WASHINGTON, DC — Millions of voters will decide on Election Day in favor of ballot measures to legalize and regulate the use of cannabis by adults. Voters in three states - Colorado, Oregon, and...
View ArticleArkansas Aims to Become First Southern Medical Marijuana State
LITTLE ROCK, AR — Arkansas has come a long way in ten years. Less than a decade ago, residents couldn’t play video poker, take part in a church raffle or make marks on a bingo card for their favorite...
View ArticleArkansas Marijuana Legalization Initiative Approved for Signature Gathering
LITTLE ROCK, AR — On Wednesday, Arkansas State Attorney General Dustin McDaniel approved the popular name and ballot title for a constitutional amendment initiative that would legalize marijuana. The...
View ArticleThe War Against Special Interest Control of Cannabis
Once a struggle between reformers and prohibitionists, marijuana policy has quite suddenly become a battle between reformers and powerful monied interests and their political friends. Now allowed for...
View ArticleArkansas 2016 Medical Marijuana Legalization Iniatitive Approved for...
LITTLE ROCK, AR — Marijuana reform activists in Arkansas can begin collecting signatures for a proposed 2016 ballot initiative to allow medical marijuana in the state, as the proposed Arkansas Medical...
View ArticleIn Era of Marijuana Legalization, States Still Enforcing ‘Smoke a Joint, Lose...
GRANVILLE, OH — According to a new analysis by the Clemency Report, some states are still suspending the driver’s licenses of convicted cannabis offenders unrelated to any actual driving offense (as...
View ArticleArkansas Attorney General Approves Marijuana Legalization Initiative
LITTLE ROCK, AR — A marijuana and hemp legalization constitutional amendment initiative sponsored by Arkansas CALM (Citizens’ Alliance for the Legalization of Marijuana) has won ballot title approval...
View ArticleArkansas Gov. Beebe to Pardon Own Son for Marijuana Conviction
LITTLE ROCK, AK — Outgoing Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said Wednesday he plans to pardon his son’s felony marijuana conviction, arguing he deserves the same second chance as hundreds of other nonviolent...
View ArticleThe March Toward Marijuana Legalization: 2016 and Beyond
State-level marijuana law reform won big in the November elections, with legalization initiatives triumphing convincingly in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington, DC. The Florida medical marijuana...
View ArticleWho Are the Next States Likely to Legalize Medical Marijuana?
Currently 40 states have at least some type of legal protection for medical use of marijuana. 23 States, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia have passed comprehensive medical marijuana...
View ArticleSecond Arkansas Medical Marijuana Measure Approved for Signature Gathering
Second Arkansas Medical Marijuana Measure Approved for Signature Gathering | Thomas H. Clarke LITTLE ROCK, AR — Backers of a proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Arkansas can begin collecting...
View ArticleArkansas Medical Cannabis Act Makes the 2016 Ballot
Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act Makes the 2016 Ballot | Press Release LITTLE ROCK, AR — A citizen-driven initiative that would allow Arkansas doctors to recommend medical cannabis for sick and dying...
View ArticleArkansas: Medical Cannabis Legalization Measure Qualifies For November Ballot
Arkansas: Medical Cannabis Legalization Measure Qualifies For November Ballot | Paul Armentano Arkansas voters will decide this November on a statewide initiative to permit qualified...
View ArticleArkansas Medical Marijuana Measure Qualifies for November Ballot
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Measure Qualifies for November Ballot | Danielle Keane LITTLE ROCK, AR — Arkansas voters will decide this November on a statewide initiative to permit physician-authorized...
View Article2016 Marijuana-Related Statewide Ballot Proposals
2016 Marijuana-Related Statewide Ballot Proposals | Danielle Keane We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: 2016 is set to be a monumental year for marijuana law reform. There are currently nine...
View ArticleSeparating Myth From Fact: DPA Releases New Marijuana Facts Booklet
Separating Myth From Fact: DPA Releases New Marijuana Facts Booklet | Drug Policy Alliance The Drug Policy Alliance on Thursday released Marijuana Facts, intended for non-expert audiences seeking...
View ArticleNew Poll Finds Arkansans Favor the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act
New Poll Finds Arkansans Favor the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act | TJ Baker LITTLE ROCK, AR — Concerned patients and supporters of the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act (AMCA), which has already been...
View ArticleThese 4 States Will Be Voting on Medical Marijuana in November
These 4 States Will Be Voting on Medical Marijuana in November | Phillip Smith It’s been 20 years since California punched through pot prohibition and became the first state to legalize marijuana for...
View ArticleArkansas: Issue 7 Medical Cannabis Lawsuit Dismissed
Arkansas: Issue 7 Medical Cannabis Lawsuit Dismissed | Thomas H. Clarke LITTLE ROCK, AR — The Arkansas Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit Thursday that could have removed Issue 7, The Arkansas Medical...
View ArticleElection 2016: Marijuana Law Reform Takes Center Stage
Election 2016: Marijuana Law Reform Takes Center Stage | Drug Policy Alliance This Election Day is shaping up to be a watershed moment for efforts to end marijuana prohibition, with five states voting...
View ArticleLatest Polling Information for the 2016 Marijuana Related Ballot Proposals
Latest Polling Information for the 2016 Marijuana Related Ballot Proposals | Danielle Keane On Tuesday, November 8, nine states will be voting on marijuana related ballot proposals potentially doubling...
View ArticleCalifornia and Massachusetts Become 5th and 6th States to Legalize, Regulate,...
California and Massachusetts Become 5th and 6th States to Legalize, Regulate, and Tax Marijuana for Adult Use; Florida, North Dakota, and Arkansas Become 26th, 27th, and 28th States to Legalize Medical...
View ArticleMarijuana Wins Big: California, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada Legalize;...
Marijuana Wins Big: California, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada Legalize; Medical Marijuana Sweeps 4 States; Arizona Only Defeat | The Daily Chronic Staff 3:00 AM EST: Maine appears to have approved...
View ArticleFour States End Marijuana Prohibition, Three Adopt Medical Marijuana Laws in...
Four States End Marijuana Prohibition, Three Adopt Medical Marijuana Laws in Historic Election | Marijuana Policy Project WASHINGTON — California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada voted to end...
View ArticleMarijuana Wins Big on Election Night
Marijuana Wins Big on Election Night | Drug Policy Alliance This Election Day was a watershed moment for the movement to end marijuana prohibition, with the results expected to accelerate efforts to...
View ArticleVoters In Eight States Approve Marijuana Law Reform In Unprecedented Election...
Voters In Eight States Approve Marijuana Law Reform In Unprecedented Election Victories | NORML WASHINGTON, DC — Millions of Americans cast votes on Election Day in favor of sweeping statewide...
View ArticleSore Losers: Some State Leaders Challenging Marijuana Election Results
Sore Losers: Some State Leaders Challenging Marijuana Election Results | Paul Armentano Political leaders in several states are threatening to thwart the implementation of voter-approved initiatives...
View ArticleLawmakers Try to Delay Enactment of Voter Approved Marijuana Laws
Lawmakers Try to Delay Enactment of Voter Approved Marijuana Laws | Paul Armentano Legislators in a number of states are pushing forward measures to delay the enactment of several voter-initiated...
View ArticleArkansas Governor Signs Law Delaying Enactment of Voter-Approved Medical...
Arkansas Governor Signs Law Delaying Enactment of Voter-Approved Medical Marijuana Initiative | NORML LITTLE ROCK, AR — Lawmakers passed legislation this week to delay the enactment of the state’s...
View ArticleNo One Has Applied to Grow or Sell Medical Marijuana in Arkansas (Yet)
No One Has Applied to Grow or Sell Medical Marijuana in Arkansas (Yet) | TJ Baker LITTLE ROCK, AR — Arkansas is halfway through the application period for medical marijuana growers and dispensaries for...
View ArticleLicensed Medical Marijuana Sales Begin in Arkansas
Licensed Medical Marijuana Sales Begin in Arkansas | Paul Armentano Qualified patients in Arkansas now have limited access to medical cannabis products, after the state’s first licensed dispensaries...
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