Marijuana Amendment – Page 9

Marijuana Amendment Sponsors Get Additional Time to Collect Petition Signatures

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.

Yet Another Study Shows Marijuana Use is Dangerous During Pregnancy

Jul 24, 2024Jerry CoxMarijuanaMarijuana, Marijuana Amendment

More evidence shows that marijuana use during pregnancy is dangerous for women and unborn children.

Writing in JAMA Internal Medicine this week, researchers announced that using marijuana during pregnancy raises a woman’s risk of developing gestational hypertension (high blood pressure), preeclampsia, weight gain, and placental abruption.

The study examined health records for 316,722 pregnant women. It adds to a growing body of scientific that shows marijuana use is harmful during pregnancy.

A 2021 study out of California found infants were 35% more likely to die within a year of birth if their mother used marijuana heavily, and that infants were more likely to be born preterm, have a low birth weight, and be small for their gestational age.

A 2023 study published in the journal Frontiers In Pediatrics found marijuana use during pregnancy could decrease a newborn’s birthweight by approximately one-third of a pound.

And a study published this year found women who used marijuana during pregnancy faced 631% greater risk of fetal death.

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.

Arkansas Authorities Continue to Seize Illegal Marijuana from Out of State

Jul 10, 2024Jerry CoxMarijuanaMarijuana, Marijuana Amendment

Authorities in Arkansas continue to seize black market marijuana originating from out of state.

On Monday, the Arkansas State Police announced troopers had confiscated hundreds of pounds of illegal marijuana and THC over the course of traffic stops in June and July.

The press release indicated the drugs largely originated from outside of Arkansas.

We have written repeatedly about how marijuana’s legalization in other states has actually fueled the black market rather than weakening it.

Despite California’s decision to legalize marijuana, the state’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce seized nearly 32,000 pounds of illegal marijuana in the first three months of 2024.

Oregon has been flooded by illegal marijuana operations controlled by organized crime and drug cartels. Some of these marijuana operations are tied to labor trafficking and violent crime.

Oklahoma authorities describe illicit marijuana as a problem that “plagues” their state.

The list goes on.

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.