Arkansas secretary of state approves casino ballot measure, marijuana proposal gets more time to gather signatures

Medical Cannabis Initiative Gets More Time To Gather Signatures For Arkansas Ballot

Cannabis activists in Arkansas managed to submit more than 111,000 petition signatures by the July 5 deadline to place the initiative to expand medical marijuana access statewide on the November 2024 ballot. However, Secretary of State John Thurston said advocates didn't collect enough valid petitions, reported Arkansas Advocate. In a Wednesday letter to Arkansans for Patient Access (APA), Thurston's office said supporters submitted fewer than 7…

Arkansas officials approve casino proposal for 2024 ballot

The ballot approval comes just weeks after a casino company finally won a years-long battle for the license to start building in Pope County.

Arkansas secretary of state approves casino ballot measure, marijuana proposal gets more time to gather signatures

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The November 2024 Arkansas ballot will include a question impacting the planned casino for Pope County. Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston sent a letter of sufficiency to the group Local Voters in Charge on Thursday certifying that the group has met the required signature threshold to place “An Amendment Requiring Local Voter Approval in a Countywide Special Election for Certain New Casino Licenses and Repealing Author…

Proposal to block casino plans OK'd for Arkansas ballot; medical marijuana backers given more time

A proposal aimed at blocking a planned casino in Arkansas qualified for the November ballot on Wednesday after election officials said supporters turned in more than enough signatures to qualify.

Update: Casino amendment makes the ballot, marijuana amendment heads to cure period, sec. of state says

An amendment that would blow up the recently awarded Pope County casino license has qualified for the November ballot.

Proposed medical marijuana amendment qualifies for 30-day period to collect more signatures