An amendment to expand access to medical cannabis in Arkansas will not appear on the November ballot in the state.
Secretary of State John Thurston determined that Arkansans for Patient Access did not collect enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, the Associated Press reported.
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The group needed to collect 90,074 verified signatures but fell short at 88,040.
“For a proposed constitutional amendment, the required number of overall signatures in 2024 is 90,704,” Thurston wrote in a letter issued Monday.
“Therefore, I am obligated to deem your petition insufficient.”
The proposal was geared toward broadening the definition of medical professionals who can certify patients for MMJ.
It also would have expanded conditions that qualify patients for medical marijuana and made MMJ cards
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