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Arkansas will get to vote on Recreational MJ in November. It's official.
Posted on 9/22/22 at 9:11 pm
Posted on 9/22/22 at 9:11 pm
The petitions were submitted, and procedures followed, but there was some frickery by the election commission.
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that the ballot initiative met the legal standard, so we get to vote on it afterall.
Hooray
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that the ballot initiative met the legal standard, so we get to vote on it afterall.
Hooray
This post was edited on 9/22/22 at 9:13 pm
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Posted on 9/22/22 at 9:55 pm to Numberwang
Hope it passes. Go Hawgs.
Posted on 9/22/22 at 10:23 pm to Numberwang
We need mail in voting with no signature verification just this one time.
Posted on 9/22/22 at 10:27 pm to SmackoverHawg
No way it passes IMO.
But I hope it does
But I hope it does
Posted on 9/22/22 at 10:28 pm to Marciano1
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No way it passes IMO.
Pretty much all polling so far shows it passing.
We passed medical in 2016. We came within a percentage point or two of passing medical way back in 2012.
Posted on 9/22/22 at 10:31 pm to Numberwang
And yet pelosi and her democrat pawns won’t pass it at the federal level
Posted on 9/22/22 at 10:35 pm to Padme
It's a no-brainer political issue for a national politician to get behind. The fact that none do shows the power of big pharma.
The lobbyists who oppose it here (and medical in 2012 and 2016) were mostly the liquor-store cartel. They even wrote the 2016 law in a way that allowed the Alcohol Board people have a say in how it is taxed and who gets to sell it.
What helps Arkansas get to recreational is there's an established dispensary system, and a marijuana growing industry within the state and they're flush with cash.
They've put a lot of money behind it, and I bet it passes. It's written so that the current dispensaries automatically are licensed to sell recreational if it passes.
The lobbyists who oppose it here (and medical in 2012 and 2016) were mostly the liquor-store cartel. They even wrote the 2016 law in a way that allowed the Alcohol Board people have a say in how it is taxed and who gets to sell it.
What helps Arkansas get to recreational is there's an established dispensary system, and a marijuana growing industry within the state and they're flush with cash.
They've put a lot of money behind it, and I bet it passes. It's written so that the current dispensaries automatically are licensed to sell recreational if it passes.
This post was edited on 9/22/22 at 10:36 pm
Posted on 9/22/22 at 10:40 pm to Numberwang
Plus there's not a person in Arkansas who doesn't know somebody with a medical card. I have three in my family, and several friends with them already.
The taboo is way gone, even with older folks, and most people realize it isn't a big deal. My parents take the occasional gummie for pain, and I guarantee they voted against medical in 2012 and 2016.
The taboo is way gone, even with older folks, and most people realize it isn't a big deal. My parents take the occasional gummie for pain, and I guarantee they voted against medical in 2012 and 2016.
Posted on 9/22/22 at 10:52 pm to Padme
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And yet pelosi and her democrat pawns won’t pass it at the federal level
Biden and Harris promised to legalize it. One fricking thing I'd agree with them on. Lying arse liars.
Posted on 9/22/22 at 11:02 pm to Numberwang
Yeah I remember when everyone was so excited here in Colorado that weed got legalized and all the grows popped up from counties wanting money. Now it's a s**t show. Things this county never experienced hardly at all have sky rocketed. Theft and even murder has risen and squatters like crazy. The rift raft is ruining land values nothing but trash and sh**ting in buckets not following any county laws. Just going to be honest Marijuana was more fun when it was illegal than legal. Now it just comes with a lot of baggage.
Posted on 9/22/22 at 11:05 pm to Numberwang
Arkansas is going to reap big dividends if they can can get it voted in and and the business up and running quickly.
Posted on 9/22/22 at 11:13 pm to TGFN57
Lol.
Posted on 9/22/22 at 11:27 pm to Numberwang
The problem being on Nov ballot is most who want it vote left so it hurts R candidates due to so many coming out to vote MJ. The left will use it to rally voters.
In OK we did same thing but they missed deadline by a skosh to meet Nov ballot but it will be on ballot in 23. Good thing it means leess lefties voting in Nov yet will pass later when it won’t hurt R’s.
Watch what happens in Arky this Nov, some D’s will win that normally would not.
In OK we did same thing but they missed deadline by a skosh to meet Nov ballot but it will be on ballot in 23. Good thing it means leess lefties voting in Nov yet will pass later when it won’t hurt R’s.
Watch what happens in Arky this Nov, some D’s will win that normally would not.
This post was edited on 9/22/22 at 11:30 pm
Posted on 9/22/22 at 11:28 pm to Numberwang
Lets gooooo!
Posted on 9/22/22 at 11:38 pm to Padme
This is one of those issues that definitely needs to be left to the states.
I personally hope it stays outlawed in Texas. Weed can quickly become a nuisance in both public and private spaces. The smell is so powerful and nasty that the scent can cross property lines if one of your neighbors decides to "legally" smoke outdoors. I'm ok with people doing it inside their own property, but we all know that's not going to happen.
Then there's the fact that keeping marijuana illegal is probably stopping a ton of blue-voting potheads from moving to Texas.
Keep it illegal IMO.
I personally hope it stays outlawed in Texas. Weed can quickly become a nuisance in both public and private spaces. The smell is so powerful and nasty that the scent can cross property lines if one of your neighbors decides to "legally" smoke outdoors. I'm ok with people doing it inside their own property, but we all know that's not going to happen.
Then there's the fact that keeping marijuana illegal is probably stopping a ton of blue-voting potheads from moving to Texas.
Keep it illegal IMO.
Posted on 9/22/22 at 11:47 pm to Numberwang
Good for y’all. Hope this passes. There’s no reason why it should be illegal anywhere anymore. There are far worse things out there. This shithole of a state will never get out of 1970.
Posted on 9/22/22 at 11:58 pm to Marciano1
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No way it passes IMO.
They said that about Oklahoma too.
More people turned out for that one election/vote than almost any other in our State's history. Most of them haven't voted again since then, either
I personally know quite a few people that absolutely refuse to vote "because it doesn't matter anyway, man", that voted that one time, ironically.
Posted on 9/22/22 at 11:58 pm to Numberwang
As much as I like the concept of leaving people alone to smoke mj if they choose, the smell wafting over the French quarter or downtown Denver or you name it place that used to be cool is absolutely disgusting
Posted on 9/23/22 at 12:14 am to Numberwang
I hope the People vote it down.
Look every where this is legal at and the horror that follows.
Look every where this is legal at and the horror that follows.
Posted on 9/23/22 at 12:20 am to Jjdoc
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Look every where this is legal at and the horror that follows.
Yeah, the Deep South, where it’s illegal, is a great example of what states should look like. We have no horrors in Louisiana.
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