by - August 8, 2016 4:36 pm
The Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation is joining with the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce in opposing two medical marijuana initiatives that are likely to be on the ballot this November….
by - July 25, 2016 9:23 am
An effort is forming to oppose ballot initiatives that would legalize medial marijuana, saying it would lead to increased use of the drug and, eventually, full legalization. The Coalition for…
by - July 14, 2016 9:58 am
Arkansans may have the chance to vote on two medical marijuana initiatives in November. What happens if both pass? The one with the most votes wins, probably. In a letter…
by - July 10, 2016 12:17 pm
The medical marijuana debate will ramp up now that at least one medical marijuana issue is on Arkansas’ November ballot. Let’s hope the debate from all sides has more depth…
by - July 8, 2016 1:07 pm
Supporters of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment submitted an estimated 106,268 signatures on 17,819 pages Friday, but the sponsor believes the group will have to collect more signatures to qualify…
by - July 7, 2016 2:18 pm
Arkansas voters will get at least one chance in November to vote on legalizing medical marijuana. The office of Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin on Thursday (July 7) said…
by - September 3, 2015 7:51 pm
While Arkansas voters are not for completely legalizing marijuana, they are overwhelmingly supportive of a restrictive usage of marijuana for medical purposes, according to a new Talk Business & Politics/Hendrix…
by - July 7, 2014 7:11 pm
An initiated act to raise the state’s minimum wage and a proposed constitutional amendment to allow liquor sales in all 75 counties in Arkansas both submitted more than the minimum…
by - June 12, 2014 4:34 pm
Two marijuana questions are now seeking signatures to appear on the November ballot in Arkansas, but at least one of the leaders involved in the pro-medical marijuana movement thinks legalized…
by - June 4, 2014 5:00 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel approved the popular name and ballot title for a proposed constitutional amendment that would decriminalize marijuana. The measure is one of two marijuana related initiatives…
by - April 8, 2014 7:03 pm
Two potential issues that may be on the November ballot offer contrasting attitudes from Arkansas voters. The latest Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll of more than 1,000 likely voters shows that…
by - March 13, 2014 6:32 pm
While the race between Tom Cotton and Mark Pryor for the U.S. Senate is getting a lot of attention, at least one other race is bound to create a buzz….
by - October 3, 2013 9:18 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D) gave ballot title approval to a group’s effort to potentially qualify a medical marijuana proposal for voter consideration in November 2014. Arkansans for Compassionate…
by - November 14, 2012 9:01 am
A Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll exploring voter attitudes for and against a recently defeated medical marijuana initiative indicates that changes to the measure could influence the future outcome of another…
by - November 12, 2012 10:13 am
That the historically politically conservative region that stretches from Fort Smith up through to Bentonville voted for a tax increase and favored the medicinal use of marijuana is proof that…
by - November 4, 2012 5:25 pm
Arkansas’ ongoing debate over the legalization of marijuana for medicinal use – such as it is – leaves me feeling discomforted. Recent polling suggests the ongoing effort to make the…
by - October 24, 2012 4:39 pm
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) students sparred Wednesday (Oct. 24) over the state initiative to legalize the sale of medical marijuana, which will come before the public at…
by - October 22, 2012 9:58 am
The medical marijuana debate will hit Fort Smith on Wednesday (Oct. 24) as University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) students lock horns in an Oxford Debate from the Smith-Pendergraft…
by - October 22, 2012 9:52 am
Arkansans may be shifting their support on medical marijuana and a more than $1.8 billion sales-tax financed highway improvement plan, according to poll results released Monday by Talk Business-Hendrix College….
by - October 15, 2012 11:04 pm
The Arkansas Pharmacists Association (APA) said it will oppose the “Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act” because the proposal does not incorporate pharmacists and due to conflicts with federal law. The group…
