Arkansas officials on Wednesday declined to certify a marijuana legalization initiative, meaning activists will likely need to defend the measure in the state Supreme Court in order to make the ballot.
While the secretary of state recently verified that activists with Responsible Growth Arkansas had turned in enough valid signatures to qualify, the Board of Election Commissioners still needed to accept the ballot title and popular name before the initiative could be formally certified for ballot placement.
But following testimony from supporters, the board voted in favor of a motion not to certify the measure, with some commissioners raising concerns about possible voter confusion over language related to issues such as THC limits.
Steve Lancaster, a spokesperson for the campaign, previously told Marijuana Moment that there was a realistic possibility that the board would challenge the measure’s form.
If it came to that, he said, the next course of action would be for activists to defend the initiative’s language in the Arkansas Supreme Court. It’s not clear how quickly they will move to litigate the board’s ruling, but time is running thin with just three months left before the election.
Should they prevail in court, however, activists
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