A majority of likely voters in Arkansas are in favor of an initiative to significantly expand the state’s medical marijuana program, according to a new poll. If approved, the measure would let patients grown their own cannabis at home and allow doctors to recommend it for any medical condition they think it could benefit.
As activists await the outcome of a state Supreme Court case about concerning a separate measure—but one that could decide their own campaign’s fate—the Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College Poll found 54 percent of respondents in favor of the proposed reform, while 35.5 percent are opposed and 10.5 percent are undecided.
The survey was released about two weeks after Arkansans for Patient Access (APA) turned in a final batch of signatures for the measure after initially coming up short. Following a 30-day curing period, the campaign said it was confident they made up the difference with a final submission of petitions.
In total, the campaign says it has now filed 150,335 voter signatures from all 75 counties across the state. They need 90,704 signatures to qualify.
If the measure ultimately makes the ballot—which will depend on both an official certification from the state as well as
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