 In the battle for Arkansas adult use legalization, the favor has swung back towards the legalization movement.
The Arkansas Supreme Court issued a formal order Aug. 10 granting a preliminary injunction which will allow Responsible Growth Arkansas’ constitutional amendment to appear on the statewide ballot this fall. The group had submitted signatures to put the initiative on the November ballot, but the state Board of Election Commissioners rejected the measure on the grounds that it allegedly didn’t fully explain the impact the bill would have. Responsible Growth Arkansas then filed a lawsuit with the state’s Supreme Court to challenge that decision. They also asked for a preliminary injunction ordering the measure to appear on the November ballot because it would be unlikely for the court to decide the case before the Aug. 25 certification deadline for issues to appear on the November ballot. The Supreme Court granted that preliminary injunction request on Wednesday. Interestingly, though, the measure is not supported by at least one member of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, or NORML, group in Arkansas. Treasurere Melissa Fults told ABC-affiliate KAIT last month, “Their [amendment] is horrible.” She noted that in particular there was no mention of home cultivation. She also said, “When you control the industry, you can set the prices to whatever you want to and make people pay it. It would also destroy the medical industry we worked so hard to build.” The Arkansas NORML group is collecting signatures for their own ballot proposal for the 2024 election. Comments are closed.
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