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'Arkansans United for Medical Marijuana'

Marijuana proposals: more is less

Arkansans are ready for medical marijuana, polls show, but if two competing ballot make the general election ballot, both may fail.
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Petitions for medical marijuana submitted for review

As promised, Arkansans for Compassionate Care turned in boxes of signatures today to qualify their medical marijuana proposal for the ballot. The secretary of state will review them to see if the group has the 67,887 signatures of registered voters necessary to qualify for the November election ballot.
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Medical marijuana group claims sufficient signatures for ballot

Curt Lanning at KARK reports that one of the groups circulating a medical marijuna initiative plans to turn in some 110,000 signatures Monday to qualify their measure for the ballot.

Petition guide: Marijuana and more ready for voter signatures

The deadline passed this week to publish notice of efforts to change state law or Constitution by voter initiatives and five have been published. They cover marijuana, casinos, term limits and damage lawsuits.
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David Couch confident on medical marijuana ballot title

Little Rock attorney David Couch says he has initial commitments of $1.5 million to back his efforts to get 85,000 signatures to put his proposal to legalize medical marijuana on the ballot this fall. And Couch is confident voters will approve, telling Talk Business: “I have polled it… I’m at near 70% of the voters. I’m 90% certain we’re going to win.”

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge approves medical marijuana ballot initiave

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today certified a ballot initiative submitted by Little Rock attorney David Couch to legalize medical marijuana. Finally.
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Medical marijuana advocates unhappy with Attorney General Leslie Rutledge blocking ballot iniative

Weeding through ballot initiatives at the attorney general's office.

Attorney general continues to block marijuana proposal

Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has again rejected the form of a ballot proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Arkansas and the backer of that effort thinks her motives are political.
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Attorney general again rejects marijuana amendment

Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has again refused to certify the language of a proposal to allow the legislature to regulate, but not prohibit, the growth, sale and possession of "industrial hemp" and "medical cannabis."

Louisiana legislature favoring medical marijuana; that and other questions for Gov. Hutchinson

The Louisiana Senate and a House committee have approved a medical marijuana bill and Gov. Bobby Jindal said he'll sign it if it reaches him. Add this development to questions the press should ask Gov. Hutchinson when he sends $87 million in tax dollars to wealthy Lockheed Martin and upends the 2016 election process to help his favored presidential candidate.
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The line is open

You're on. Has Tim Griffin blamed the I-30 bridge closure on Obama yet?

The Tuesday night line

The line is open. Closing out: * MEDICAL MARIJUANA: Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has rejected yet another effort to formulate a medical marijuana ballot intitiative on account of what he says are some ambiguous references in the text.
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