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e. Cannabis in Arkansas is illegal for recreational use. First-time possession of up to four ounces (110 g) is punished with a fine of up to $2,500, imprisonment of up to a year, and a mandatory six month driver's license suspension. Medical use was legalized in 2016 by way of a ballot measure to amend the state constitution.
In November 2016, Arkansas became the first state in the Bible Belt to legalize medical marijuana; a ballot referendum to legalize marijuana for medical use passed by nearly 70,000 votes. [31] Rapert opposed the campaign; he introduced legislation to ban the consumption of medical marijuana in smoked form, and to delay legalization as long as ...
The Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act ( AMCA) is a ballot measure that initially qualified for the ballot in Arkansas (as Issue 7) but was disqualified by the Arkansas Supreme Court 12 days before the November 8, 2016 election. [1] [2] A separate measure to legalize medical cannabis, the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment (Issue 6), also ...
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August 10, 2024 at 11:35 AM. Using marijuana daily for years may raise the overall risk of head and neck cancers three- to five-fold, according to a new study that analyzed millions of medical ...
Passed the House of Representatives on April 1, 2022 (220-204) The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, also known as the MORE Act, is a proposed piece of U.S. federal legislation that would deschedule cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act and enact various criminal and social justice reforms related to cannabis ...
Cannabis plants destined for medical use are shown in a growing room in a 2023 file photo. Illinois legalized medicinal marijuana beginning in 2014, then legalized it for recreational use in 2020.
On December 17, 2009, Rev. Bryan A. Krumm, CNP, filed a rescheduling petition for Cannabis with the DEA arguing that "because marijuana does not have the abuse potential for placement in Schedule I of the CSA, and because marijuana now has accepted medical use in 13 states, and because the DEA's own Administrative Law Judge has already ...