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Issue 4
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Gazing into the crystal ball to understand how marijuana legalization could look in The Natural State
The Arkansas marijuana landscape will change significantly for cannabis businesses and consumers if Arkansas voters approve an amendment to legalize recreational marijuana on Nov. 8.
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Arkansas golfer John Daly endorses recreational marijuana amendment
Arkansas golfer John Daly has endorsed the recreational marijuana amendment on the ballot. He joins rapper and cannabis connoisseur Snoop Dogg and travel expert Rick Steves in supporting the measure.
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Travel guru Rick Steves tells Arkansas legal cannabis is good and we should vote for it
The chairman of the board of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, Steves helped push Washington’s amendment to legalize recreational cannabis in 2012 and said Arkansans should do the same.
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Why Issue 4 is right for Arkansas
Issue 4 can’t solve every problem in one fell swoop – few laws can do that. But what Issue 4 absolutely will do is to serve as a critically important stepping stone for cannabis reform in Arkansas.
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A voter’s guide to Arkansas’s recreational marijuana amendment
For those in favor of legalizing marijuana but wary of the specifics of Issue 4, the risk of waiting for a better proposal is too great.
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Backers of marijuana legalization amendment dwarf opposition in latest fundraising report
Responsible Growth Arkansas considerably outraised the leading opposition group last month as the campaign to legalize marijuana in Arkansas heated up, according to financial reports filed Monday.
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Former Gov. Huckabee opposes marijuana amendment, cites drug cartels and gullible people
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says legalizing recreational marijuana in Arkansas will aid drug cartels and that the cannabis industry will “make a buck off of gullible people” in YouTube videos posted to the website of a marijuana opposition group.
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Study commissioned by marijuana amendment backers shows legalization would generate $2.36 billion for the state in five years
Legalizing recreational marijuana in Arkansas would have an economic impact of $2.36 billion and create 6,400 jobs over five years, according to an economic impact study commissioned by Responsible Growth Arkansas, the sponsor of an amendment that would legalize cannabis for adults 21 and older.
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Oaklawn announces major expansion with hotel, events center
Oaklawn Park, the race track and casino in Hot Springs, announced plans for a $100 million investment at the track, including a hotel and events center, following voter approval of expanded casino gambling at the track.