Arkansas State Police Seize Illegal Fentanyl, Marijuana from Out of State

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On Monday the Arkansas State Police announced troopers seizes thousands of illegal Fentanyl pills along with illegal marijuana from out of state during a traffic stop.

In a press release, authorities said,

On Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at approximately 2 p.m., Arkansas State Police (ASP) conducted a traffic stop on a 2024 White Nissan Altima near the 3-mile marker on Interstate 40 eastbound. During a search of the vehicle, Troopers discovered approximately 7,000 pills of Fentanyl,18 pints of promethazine/codeine syrup and illegal marijuana.

ASP took the driver and the passenger into custody. The two individuals told investigators they were traveling from Riverside, Calif., to Memphis, Tenn.

We have seen time and again in other states how legalizing marijuana doesn’t weaken the black market, and it doesn’t alleviate the opioid crisis. If anything, it makes those problems worse.

Right now the group Arkansans for Patient Access is actively working to drastically expand marijuana in Arkansas.

If passed, the amendment would give free marijuana cards to immigrants and out-of-state residents who come to Arkansas to use marijuana.

The amendment would guarantee marijuana growers and sellers a monopoly over the state’s marijuana industry.

Marijuana users would no longer need to show they suffer from a specific medical condition listed in state law — making it easier to use marijuana recreationally.

The measure also fails to limit the amount of THC that marijuana products can contain, and it repeals restrictions on marijuana advertising.

All of this would lead to more marijuana in the state.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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Group’s Campaign Against Marijuana Amendment “Just Went Into Overtime”

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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.

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Marijuana Amendment Sponsors Get Additional Time to Collect Petition Signatures

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On Wednesday, the Arkansas Secretary of State authorized sponsors of a marijuana amendment to continue gathering petition signatures to place the measure on the November ballot.

The amendment by Arkansans for Patient Access would change the state constitution to expand marijuana in Arkansas.

The group submitted signatures in support of the marijuana measure on July 5. The Secretary of State’s office has indicated that the group failed to submit enough valid petition signatures to place the measure on the ballot, but did submit enough signatures to qualify under Arkansas law for an additional 30 days to circulate petitions for the amendment.

Placing a measure on the ballot requires a minimum of 90,704 valid signatures from registered voters. Additional petition signatures that Arkansans for Patient Access collects and submits can be used to place the marijuana measure on the November ballot.

If passed, the amendment would drastically expand marijuana in Arkansas.

The amendment makes it possible for people to grow and use medical marijuana without suffering from a specific medical condition listed in state law.

The measure would give free marijuana cards to immigrants and out-of-state residents who come to Arkansas to use marijuana.

It also would guarantee marijuana growers and sellers a monopoly over the state’s marijuana industry.

The measure also fails to limit the amount of THC that marijuana products can contain, and it repeals restrictions on marijuana advertising.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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