LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Voters in Arkansas could now see two medical marijuana initiatives on the November ballot.
One measure, called the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act (AMCA), was approved for the ballot Thursday. The signatures for a second ballot issue, the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment (AMMA), were submitted for approval Friday morning.
"It will be absolutely confusing to voters,” says Melissa Faults, the campaign director for the group behind the AMCA.
“In the latest polling... one or the other [ballot initiatives] would pass with flying colors,” she says, “if both were on the ballot, it would critically hurt the chances of either passing."
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