The following is a statement from Family Council Action Committee regarding the Arkansas Secretary of State’s decision to give Arkansans for Patient Access an additional 30 days to collect petition signatures for the group’s marijuana amendment.
Family Council Action Committee’s “Decline to Sign” campaign against the marijuana amendment is in overtime.
On Wednesday, the Arkansas Secretary of State authorized sponsors of the marijuana amendment to continue gathering petition signatures to place the measure on the November ballot.
The amendment would change the state constitution to expand marijuana in Arkansas.
The Secretary of State’s office has said the group backing the measure failed to submit enough valid petition signatures to place the measure on the ballot, but they did submit enough signatures to qualify under Arkansas law for an extra 30 days to circulate petitions for the amendment.
We have an opportunity to educate Arkansans about the amendment and urge them not to sign petitions for this fatally flawed measure.
This amendment would repeal protections for children from marijuana advertising.
It would give free marijuana cards to immigrants and out-of-state residents who come to Arkansas to use marijuana.
It fails to limit the amount of THC in marijuana and marijuana products.
It guarantees a monopoly for marijuana growers and sellers.
And it lets people use “medical” marijuana without suffering from a specific medical condition listed in state law. This is just recreational marijuana by another name.
Family Council Action Committee has Decline to Sign resources available for volunteers and churches:
Our team can ship these materials to you for distribution in your church and community.
