Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act

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. Pettit, Emma (October 27, 2016). "Arkansas court disqualifies one medical marijuana proposal". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  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. Cannon, Austin (November 8, 2016). "Arkansas voters pass medical marijuana amendment". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  4. Curt Lanning (August 14, 2014), Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act Certified For 2016, Officials Say, KFSM Television News
  5. Andrew Demillo (June 21, 2016), Arkansas group submits 117K signatures to get medical marijuana on ballot, Associated Press – via The Cannabist
  6. Andrew Demillo (July 7, 2016), It's official: Arkansas will vote on medical marijuana in November, Associated Press – via The Cannabist
  7. Laura Dunnagan (June 20, 2016), Signatures Being Collected for Three Marijuana Proposals in Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas: KUAR
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