150,000+ Signatures Propel Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment To November Ballot
Supporters of an amendment to expand Arkansas’s medical cannabis laws have submitted over 150,000 voter signatures, aiming to ensure the proposal appears on the November ballot. The group, Arkansans for Patient Access (APA) announced Friday the submission of 38,933 additional signatures, building on the 77,000 validated signatures submitted in July, bringing the total to 150,335 from all 75 counties in Arkansas.
APA Celebrates Growing Public Support
Bill Paschall, a committee member of APA, expressed the group’s enthusiasm following the submission. “People across the state have enthusiastically signed petitions and told us they are excited to vote for an amendment that will expand patient access and lower the cost of obtaining and keeping a patient card,” Paschall said in a statement,