Medical Cannabis Initiative Gets More Time To Gather Signatures For Arkansas Ballot
Cannabis activists in Arkansas managed to submit more than 111,000 petition signatures by the July 5 deadline to place the initiative to expand medical marijuana access statewide on the November 2024 ballot. However, Secretary of State John Thurston said advocates didn't collect enough valid petitions, reported Arkansas Advocate. In a Wednesday letter to Arkansans for Patient Access (APA), Thurston's office said supporters submitted fewer than 77,000 valid signatures. Even though the campaign fell short of the 90,704-signature requirement, advocates now have 30 more days, or until August 30, to reach that goal.
