The governor of Arkansas is rallying state law enforcement to “stand firm” in opposition to a marijuana legalization ballot initiative that may appear on the November ballot, depending of the outcome of a forthcoming legal challenge.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R), who previously headed the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), spoke about the reform proposal at the Arkansas Municipal Police Association Convention on Wednesday. He said officers should prepare themselves for the cannabis policy debate and become an active part of the resistance to the legalization push.
Hutchinson’s comments made it seem like it was a given that the initiative from Responsible Growth Arkansas would appear on the state ballot. But while the secretary of state recently verified that activists had turned in enough signatures to qualify, an elections board voted against certifying the ballot title on Wednesday, with commissioners arguing that certain language was misleading.
Stephen Lancaster, a spokesperson for the campaign, told Marijuana Moment on Thursday that the campaign will be filing a challenge against the board’s decision in the state Supreme Court imminently, possibly as early as Thursday afternoon. Advocates are hopeful that the court will find the measure sufficient for certification.
But while the campaign is confident
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