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Senate Passes Bill Generally Banning Marijuana-Smoking

Mar 23, 2017Jerry CoxMarijuanaMarijuana

Today the Arkansas Senate voted to pass H.B. 1400.

This good bill generally prohibits marijuana-smoking in Arkansas. It prevents people from smoking marijuana anywhere that tobacco smoking is prohibited by law–such as in restaurants–as well as around young children and pregnant women; and it also prohibits anyone under the age of 21 from smoking marijuana. You can read the bill here.

Thirty-one senators voted for the bill. Only one senator voted against it. Below is a breakdown of the vote.

Voted for the Bill

Bond	Caldwell	E. Cheatham	L. Chesterfield	A. Clark	Collins-Smith
J. Cooper	J. Dismang	L. Eads	Elliott	J. English	Files
Flippo	T. Garner	J. Hendren	Hester	Hickey	J. Hutchinson
K. Ingram	Irvin	B. Johnson	Maloch	Rapert	Rice
B. Sample	D. Sanders	Standridge	G. Stubblefield	Teague	D. Wallace
E. Williams

AR House Fails to Ban Marijuana Edibles

Mar 20, 2017Jerry CoxMarijuanaMarijuana

This afternoon the Arkansas House of Representatives failed to pass H.B. 1392 by Rep. Robin Lundstrum (R-Elm Springs).

This good bill prohibits companies from making or selling dangerous marijuana edibles in Arkansas.

Medical marijuana users, caregivers, and hospitals would still be able to mix marijuana with food or drink at home to aid ingestion, but companies wouldn’t be able to sell dangerous products infused with marijuana.

In other states, marijuana edibles routinely send people–especially children–to the emergency room. These are extremely dangerous products. H.B. 1392 helps keep them out of Arkansas.

The bill needed 67 votes to pass. It received only 52. Below is a breakdown of the vote.

Voted For the Bill (52 Representatives)

Ballinger	Baltz	Barker	Beck	Bentley	Boyd
Bragg	Branscum	Brown	Burch	Capp	Coleman
Collins	Dalby	Davis	Deffenbaugh	Della Rosa	Dotson
C. Douglas	Eubanks	Farrer	D. Ferguson	C. Fite	Gates
Gonzales	K. Hendren	Holcomb	Jean	Lowery	Lundstrum
Maddox	Magie	A. Mayberry	McCollum	McNair	D. Meeks
S. Meeks	Miller	Payton	Penzo	Pilkington	Pitsch
Richmond	Sabin	Shepherd	B. Smith	Speaks	Sturch
Sullivan	Tosh	Wardlaw	J. Williams

Voted Against the Bill (40 Representatives)

F. Allen	E. Armstrong	Blake	Cavenaugh	Cozart	D. Douglas
K. Ferguson	Fielding	L. Fite	V. Flowers	Fortner	Gazaway
M. Gray	M.J. Gray	Hammer	Hillman	Hollowell	House
Johnson	Leding	Lemons	Love	Lynch	McElroy
G. McGill	Murdock	Nicks	Petty	Richey	Rushing
Rye	Sorvillo	Tucker	Vaught	Walker	Warren
Watson	D. Whitaker	Wing	Womack

Did Not Vote (8 Representatives)

Drown	Eaves	Henderson	M. Hodges	G. Hodges	Jett
Ladyman	Mr. Speaker

AR House Votes to Ban Marijuana Smoking

Mar 20, 2017Jerry CoxMarijuanaMarijuana

Last week the Arkansas House voted to prohibit or regulate marijuana smoking throughout much of Arkansas.

The bill is H.B. 1400 by Rep. Robin Lundstrum (R-Elm Springs).

It now goes to the Arkansas Senate. Below is a breakdown of the vote on the bill.

Voted For The Bill (88 Representatives)

F. Allen	E. Armstrong	Ballinger	Baltz	Barker	Beck
Bentley	Blake	Boyd	Bragg	Branscum	Burch
Capp	Cavenaugh	Coleman	Collins	Cozart	Dalby
Della Rosa	Dotson	D. Douglas	C. Douglas	Drown	Eaves
Eubanks	Farrer	D. Ferguson	K. Ferguson	Fielding	C. Fite
L. Fite	V. Flowers	Fortner	Gates	Gonzales	M. Gray
M.J. Gray	Hammer	K. Hendren	Hillman	M. Hodges	G. Hodges
Holcomb	Hollowell	House	Jean	Jett	Johnson
Ladyman	Leding	Lemons	Love	Lowery	Lundstrum
Lynch	Maddox	Magie	A. Mayberry	McCollum	McElroy
G. McGill	McNair	D. Meeks	S. Meeks	Murdock	Nicks
Payton	Penzo	Petty	Pilkington	Pitsch	Richey
Richmond	Rye	Sabin	Shepherd	B. Smith	Speaks
Sturch	Sullivan	Tucker	Vaught	Wardlaw	Warren
Watson	D. Whitaker	J. Williams	Wing