Arkansas election gets interesting with second medical marijuana initiative OK'd for ballot
Arkansas election officials approved a medical marijuana proposal for the ballot Wednesday, putting two measures to legalize the drug for patients with certain conditions before voters this fall.
Secretary of State Mark Martin’s office said supporters of the proposed constitutional amendment turned in 97,284 valid signatures from registered voters, exceeding the 84,859 needed to qualify for the ballot. Martin’s office in July approved a competing medical marijuana proposal for the ballot.
Arkansas voters narrowly rejected a medical marijuana proposal in 2012, and the prospect of competing plans has worried some advocates who say it could doom both measures. David Couch, the sponsor of the measure approved Wednesday, said he wasn’t concerned.
“I don’t think there will be any problem differentiating between the two,” Couch said.
Both proposals would allow patients with certain medical conditions to buy marijuana from dispensaries, but differ in their regulations and restrictions. For example,...
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