“We’re for the people, by the people,” Briana Boling, a spokesperson for Arkansas True Grass, told KUAR. RELATED: Arkansas Group Gathers Signatures to Place Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization on 2022 Ballot Class A licenses would allow cultivators to possess and grow an unlimited number of seeds and plants, while Class B licenses would allow retailers to sell cannabis products to consumers. Responsible Growth Arkansas’ measure does not include home grow provisions, which are included in the proposal backed by Arkansas True Grass, according to KUAR.Īrkansas True Grass’ measure would also allow for unlimited adult-use cannabis business licenses, the news outlet reported. “It will allow for an opportunity for us to see more nuances in the Natural State for lower yield, higher quality better products that will hopefully be in the market for customers to consume,” Responsible Growth Arkansas Chairman Eddie Armstrong told KUAR.Ĭultivation and dispensary licenses would be awarded through a lottery process under the group’s proposal, which Armstrong said would help avoid the challenges Arkansas experienced when issuing its medical cannabis licenses. Responsible Growth Arkansas’ measure would expand the number of cannabis cultivation licenses in the state to 20 and the dispensary licenses to 40, the news outlet reported. RELATED: Voters in These 9 States Could Decide Cannabis Fate in 2022 Responsible Growth Arkansas and Arkansas True Grass must gather roughly 89,000 signatures before a July deadline to get their proposed constitutional amendments before voters this year, according to a local KUAR report. Two Arkansas groups are collecting signatures to send competing adult-use cannabis legalization proposals to the state’s November ballot.
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