Arkansas_Medical_Cannabis_Act

Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act

Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act

Disqualified ballot measure

The Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act (AMCA) is a ballot measure that initially qualified for the ballot in Arkansas (as Issue 7) but was disqualified by the Arkansas Supreme Court 12 days before the November 8, 2016 election.[1][2] A separate measure to legalize medical cannabis, the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment (Issue 6), also qualified for the 2016 ballot and was approved by voters.[3]

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.[4] The sponsor of the act, Arkansans for Compassionate Care, submitted 117,469 petition signatures to the state authorities for verification in June 2016.[5] It was certified for the ballot on July 7.[6] The act had a provision to collect sales tax and apportion some of the revenue to subsidize medical cannabis for low-income patients.[7]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Pettit, Emma (October 27, 2016). "Arkansas court disqualifies one medical marijuana proposal". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  2. [2]
    Fanney, Brian (October 28, 2016). "Court strikes medical marijuana initiated act; Issue 7 votes won't count, but those on rival Issue 6 will". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  3. [3]
    Cannon, Austin (November 8, 2016). "Arkansas voters pass medical marijuana amendment". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  4. [4]
    Curt Lanning (August 14, 2014), Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act Certified For 2016, Officials Say, KFSM Television News
  5. [5]
    Andrew Demillo (June 21, 2016), Arkansas group submits 117K signatures to get medical marijuana on ballot, Associated Press – via The Cannabist
  6. [6]
    Andrew Demillo (July 7, 2016), It's official: Arkansas will vote on medical marijuana in November, Associated Press – via The Cannabist
  7. [7]
    Laura Dunnagan (June 20, 2016), Signatures Being Collected for Three Marijuana Proposals in Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas: KUAR
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