Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act

The Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act (AMCA) is a proposed legislative act to appear on the 2016 general election ballot as an initiative in the U.S. state of Arkansas. According to a 2015 survey, 84% of Arkansas voters favored medical cannabis legalization, leading some to conclude passage of the 2016 act is likely.[1] The act has a provision to collect sales tax and apportions some of the revenue to subsidize low-income medical cannabis patients.[2]

History

The wording of the initiative's title was approved by the Arkansas Attorney General in August, 2014, allowing the process of collecting signatures for the initiative to begin.[3] The sponsor of the act, Arkansans for Compassionate Care, submitted 117,469 petition signatures to the state authorities for verification in June, 2016.[4] It was certified for the ballot on July 7.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Daniel Shortt (March 20, 2016), "State of Cannabis: Arkansas Has Un-Natural Marijuana Laws", Canna Law Blog, Harris Moure Law Firm
  2. ↑ Laura Dunnagan (June 20, 2016), Signatures Being Collected for Three Marijuana Proposals in Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas: KUAR
  3. ↑ Curt Lanning (August 14, 2014), Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act Certified For 2016, Officials Say, KFSM Television News
  4. ↑ Andrew Demillo (June 21, 2016), Arkansas group submits 117K signatures to get medical marijuana on ballot, Associated Press – via The Cannabist
  5. ↑ Andrew Demillo (July 7, 2016), It's official: Arkansas will vote on medical marijuana in November, Associated Press – via The Cannabist

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