 After a long, drawn-out dispute, the Arkansas Supreme Court has just ruled that voters will have a recreational marijuana measure up for vote on this November’s ballot.
Despite activists submitting more than enough valid signatures for the proposal to qualify for the ballot, the state Board of Election Commissioners rejected the measure, saying that the ballot title did not adequately explain the amendment to voters. The Arkansas’ secretary of state had also challenged the validity of the measure. Responsible Growth Arkansas, which is the group behind the campaign to legalize, filed an appeal to the state Supreme Court, and this past Thursday the court issued it’s final decision, and ruled that the amendment measure will appear on the ballot. Responsible Growth Arkansas’ attorney, Steve Lancaster said, “We’re extremely grateful to the Supreme Court that they agreed with us and felt like it was a complete validation of everything we’ve done … We’re excited and moving on to November.” State Supreme Court Justice Shawn Womack said, “It is for the people—not this court—to exercise the right to amend the constitution, and our court must continue to preserve this first power of the people of Arkansas by not supplanting their decisions with ours.” Comments are closed.
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