On Monday Arkansas Farm Bureau for a Safe and Healthy Arkansas filed paperwork with the Arkansas Ethics Commission indicating it would oppose Issue 3, a proposal to drastically expand marijuana in Arkansas.
The Arkansas Secretary of State announced this week that Issue 3’s sponsors failed to meet the legal requirements to place the measure on the ballot, but the Arkansas Supreme Court is expected to have the final say over whether the measure will be voted on.
Issue 3 would make more than 30 changes to Arkansas’ constitution. Among other things, the amendment would give a handful of businesses a monopoly over marijuana in Arkansas, and it would remove restrictions that protect children from marijuana marketing.
Under this measure, 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 amendment would give free marijuana cards to immigrants and out-of-state residents who come to Arkansas to use marijuana.
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