Why Were Arkansas’ “Medical” Marijuana Sales So High on 4/20?
The Arkansas Times recently reported that “Marijuana sales on 4/20, the unofficial cannabis holiday, nearly tripled the daily average for medical marijuana sales in Arkansas this year.”
According to the Arkansas Times, users bought more than $2.1 million worth of “medical” marijuana on April 20. For perspective, the daily average for marijuana sales is $780,000.
But if “medical” marijuana is about treating illnesses and helping sick people — as Arkansans were led to believe when they ratified the state’s medical marijuana amendment in 2016 — then why would “medical” marijuana sales spike on a day dedicated to getting high?
We said in 2016 that “medical” marijuana is simply recreational marijuana masquerading as medicine, and that under the marijuana amendment, people would use marijuana recreationally.
The fact that “medical” marijuana spending was nearly three times above average on 4/20 would seem to prove people are using “medical” marijuana recreationally in Arkansas.
It’s worth pointing out that right now an amendment effort is underway to drastically expand marijuana in Arkansas.
If passed, the 2024 marijuana amendment would give free marijuana cards to immigrants and out-of-state residents who come to Arkansas to use marijuana, and marijuana users would no longer need to show they suffer from a specific medical condition listed in state law.
All of this would seem to further enable recreational marijuana in Arkansas.
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