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17th March 2023
US - Arkansas: Senate Bill (SB) 358 has passed the Senate and now moves to the House. SB 358 would prohibit the production and sale of any intoxicating substances derived from industrial hemp, specifically including products “produced as a result of a chemical process that converted the industrial hemp or a substance contained in the industrial hemp into Delta-8, 19 Delta-9, Delta-6a, 10a, or Delta-10 THC… and any other psychoactive substance derived therein”.9th November 2022
US - Arkansas: Voters rejected a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis, press reports. The initiative would have amended the state constitution to legalise recreational cannabis and allowed for the adult purchase and possession of up to 1 oz of cannabis; it would not have allowed home cultivation.
23rd September 2022
- US - Arkansas: The Arkansas Supreme Court decided yesterday (22nd September) that the votes will be counted for the ballot measure that would legalise recreational cannabis, press reports. The state’s Supreme Court decided last month to allow the ballot measure onto the November ballot, but whether the votes were counted depended on yesterday’s decision.
12th August 2022
- US - Arkansas: The Arkansas Supreme Court will allow a ballot measure that would legalise recreational cannabis onto the November ballot, but whether the votes are counted hinge on the court's decision in ongoing litigation over the measure, press reports. Last week the State Board of Election Commissioners rejected the ballot measure over claims that the ballot title did not include necessary provisions, like THC restrictions, causing organisers of the ballot measure to sue. If the board of elections prevails in the lawsuit, the votes will not be counted despite being on the ballot.
8th August 2022
US - Arkansas: Responsible Growth Arkansas, organisers of a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis, have filed a lawsuit with the Arkansas Supreme Court after state election commissioners rejected the initiative over a flaw in its title, local media reports. The organisers are requesting an injunction that would allow the initiative to be on the November ballot.
4th August 2022
US - Arkansas: The State Board of Election Commissioners declined to certify a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis because a THC limitation was not covered in the title, press reports. Responsible Growth Arkansas, organisers of the initiative, will reportedly appeal against the decision. The secretary of state’s office said last week that the initiative had gathered enough signatures to advance in the process to reach the November ballot.
1st August 2022
- US - Arkansas: The secretary of state's office has confirmed that enough valid signatures were turned in for a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis to reach the ballot in November, local media reports. The initiative's popular name and ballot title must still be approved by the Board of Elections commissioners. The initiative would legalise the commercial sale of up to 1 oz of cannabis by licensed dispensaries and would impose a 10% supplemental sales tax on recreational cannabis. Home cultivation would not be allowed.
11th July 2022
US - Arkansas: Responsible Growth Arkansas, organisers of a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis, have submitted 190,000 signatures – more than double the number required to reach the November ballot, press reports. The initiative would amend the state constitution to allow up to 40 dispensaries and 12 cultivation licences, and to allow possession of up to 1 oz of flower for recreational purposes. An additional sales tax of 10% would be imposed on sales.
