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DebbieDunnbbar t1_ivs96sh wrote

What the fuck happened in Arkansas, though?

I’m like flabbergasted at how badly their marijuana amendment failed. And they have medical already. Usually it’s an easy layup to recreational after that. Was there some weird fuckery around that amendment or something?

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Always_0421 t1_ivsbtls wrote

They just started participating in state wide scratcher tickets in 2009 and there are still dry counties today.

I'm mildly suprised, but not shocked.

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WorldFoods t1_ivt3a3g wrote

There are still dry counties in AR — I grew up in one and it’s still dry.

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Arc-ansas t1_ivtbwef wrote

A former legislator (Eddie Armstrong) became part of a Chicago cannabis corporation and wrote the law without the help of any of the longstanding activists in the state. They wrote a bad law that put too few companies in control, had no grow your own, a low possession level and many more bad provisions. This created a massive opposition by pro Marijuana activists. Combine that with the anti prohibition crowd and you have a loosing campaign.

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Darktire t1_ivtz0ba wrote

Used to live in Springfield, live in Arkansas now. It failed because it was a truly terrible bill that would have allowed the states cannabis industry to be monopolized by out of state companies. A lot of people that support legalization voted against it because of how bad it was. Also, Arkansas is full of a bunch of “religious” nut jobs (yes, even more so than Springfield/Missouri) so it was an up hill battle even if it were a perfect amendment.

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mrsdex1 t1_ivt79ag wrote

Good Day Farms failed to buy the industry there. You all really didn't know it was the same money buying both bills?

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