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Arkansas Farm Bureau Joins Four Other Groups In Opposing Medical Marijuana

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 08/10/2016 - 09:20

The Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation is joining with the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce in opposing two medical marijuana initiatives that are likely to be on the ballot this November.

Representatives of those two organizations met Friday along with three other groups that oppose the measure: the Coalition for Safer Arkansas Communities, which was formed by members of law enforcement and the medical community to oppose the proposals; the Family Council; and the Arkansas Faith & Ethics Council. The five groups agreed to jointly oppose the marijuana proposals and will meet Aug. 15 at the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce for an organizational meeting.

The Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act, an initiated act to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes, has already qualified for the November ballot. Signatures have been collected for the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, a constitutional amendment. It fell 12,550 signatures short of the 84,859 it needed to qualify...

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