Arkansas election workers are checking signatures on thousands of petitions for abortion, medical marijuana and casino proposals that supporters hope to get on the November ballot. Organizers submitted petitions on Friday for the three proposals and said they have more than enough signatures to qualify.
Boxes of petitions signed for a proposed ballot measure expanding Arkansas ’ medical marijuana program sit in a committee room at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. on Friday, July 5, 2024. The measure is among several that faced a Friday deadline to submit signatures to qualify for the November ballot.
The medical marijuana proposal expands a legalization measure that the state’s voters approved in 2016. The changes, if approved by voters, would broaden the definition of medical professionals who can certify patients for medical cannabis. The group behind the proposal said it gathered more than 111,000 signatures.
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