Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act

The Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act (AMCA) is a proposed legislative act that appeared on the 2016 general election ballot as an initiative in the U.S. state of Arkansas. According to a 2015 survey, 84% of Arkansas voters favored medical cannabis legalization, leading some to conclude passage of the 2016 act is likely.[1] The act has a provision to collect sales tax and apportions some of the revenue to subsidize low-income medical cannabis patients.[2]

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.[3] The sponsor of the act, Arkansans for Compassionate Care, submitted 117,469 petition signatures to the state authorities for verification in June 2016.[4] It was certified for the ballot on July 7.[5]

See also

References
  1. Daniel Shortt (March 20, 2016), "State of Cannabis: Arkansas Has Un-Natural Marijuana Laws", Canna Law Blog, Harris Moure Law Firm
  2. Laura Dunnagan (June 20, 2016), Signatures Being Collected for Three Marijuana Proposals in Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas: KUAR
  3. Curt Lanning (August 14, 2014), Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act Certified For 2016, Officials Say, KFSM Television News
  4. Andrew Demillo (June 21, 2016), Arkansas group submits 117K signatures to get medical marijuana on ballot, Associated Press – via The Cannabist
  5. Andrew Demillo (July 7, 2016), It's official: Arkansas will vote on medical marijuana in November, Associated Press – via The Cannabist
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