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A historic House vote for marijuana. Our congressmen say no.

The vote has drawn scant mainstream press attention, but the U.S. House Thursday, in a bipartisan vote, added an amendment to an appropriations bill that says the Justice Department can't interfere with state marijuana laws, including those that allow recreational use.
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Legal marijuana backers lose another round in court

The Arkansas Supreme Court today dismissed as moot a request by Arkansas True Grass to require the attorney general to certify the form of their proposal to legalize marijuana in Arkansas.
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Petition-killer amendment headed to the 2020 ballot

The House today easily approved a third constitutional amendment for the 2020 ballot, this one aimed at making it more difficult for petition drives to qualify initiatives and amendments.

Marijuana makes Harding University grad a billionaire

Meet a new Arkansas-native billionaire — Michael Blue, who grew up in Searcy and graduated from Harding University. He owes his wealth to marijuana.
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Dispensary applicants to be scored by third party, marijuana commission decides

Commissioners Stephen Carroll, James Miller and Ronda Henry-Tillman (the chair) voted in favor of using the independent consultant. Commissioners Carlos Roman and Travis Story voted against it.

Marijuana commission seeks rule allowing use of consultant to score applicants

The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission moved forward Thursday with an emergency rule change that would allow it the option of retaining an outside consultant to score dispensary applications.
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Ken Richardson pushing for ordinance to make marijuana arrests low priority in Little Rock

City Director Ken Richardson, Ward 2, is beginning a push for marijuana arrests and investigations to be made a low priority in Little Rock.

Teen drug use dropped after Colorado legalized marijuana

New data suggests teen drug use dropped after the legalization of recreational marijuana in Colorado — calming some critics who said the state was failing the health of its teens.
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Industrial hemp pilot program coming soon to Arkansas

One of the booths at this week's Ark-La-Tex Medical Cannabis Expo was hosted by the Arkansas Hemp Association, a trade group founded to promote and expand non-intoxicating industrial hemp as an agricultural crop in the state. AHA Vice President Jeremy Fisher said the first licenses to grow experimental plots of hemp in the state should be issued by the Arkansas State Plant Board next spring.

Marijuana committee spent $886,000 on ads; sources unclear

Informing Arkansas, the committee formed to pass the medical marijuana amendment, reported recently that it spent $886,663 on advertising to pass the amendment.
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Marijuana commission to be gatekeeper for dispensaries, grow centers

Most of the appointments seem uncontroversial, but one name stood out: Travis Story, a Fayetteville attorney best known as a warrior for conservative social causes. He's one of Speaker Gillam's picks.

With more legal marijuana comes less abuse, CDC finds

As states legalize marijuan and its use rises, its abuse — already a low figure — has been falling, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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