LITTLE ROCK, AR — The House on Friday approved and sent to the Senate four bills to tweak the constitutional amendment voters approved in November to legalize medical marijuana in the state.
The state Legislature can amend a voter-approved constitutional amendment with a two-thirds vote in each chamber.
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House Bill 1051 by Rep. Douglas House, R-North Little Rock, passed 86-1. The bill would allow cultivation facilities and dispensaries to contract with transporters, distributors and processors, which would be licensed by the state Medical Marijuana Commission.
