Arkansas court disqualifies 1 of 2 medical marijuana proposals

The Arkansas Supreme Court yesterday disqualified a medical marijuana proposal from the November ballot less than two weeks before the election and with thousands of votes already cast.

The 5-2 ruling against Issue 7 was made because more than 12,000 signatures on the petition were not eligible after organizers failed to comply with laws regarding registration and reporting of paid canvassers, according to The Associated Press. That left the petition 2,500 signatures shy.

Earlier this month, justices rejected a challenge to a competing measure. The proposal backed by Arkansans United for Medical Marijuana is running TV ads statewide in favor of its Issue 6 proposal.

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