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From expanding abortion rights to increasing accessibility to medical marijuana, here is an update on the initiatives' progress ahead of the qualification deadline.

Organizers have until July 5 to get the necessary signatures to get their initiatives on the ballot in November.

The Little Rock chapter of activist group Indivisible helped gather more than 1,800 signatures for five Arkansas voter initiatives last month and plans another signing event this weekend. The ballot initiatives include proposed amendments to the Arkansas Constitution on abortion, education, the public’s right to information and expanded access to medical marijuana. Two other citizen-initiated […] The post Indivisible Arkansas garners 1,800 signatures on ballot initiatives for Novem...

More than 100,000 patients have been confirmed certified under the 2024 Patient Access Amendment.

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin signed off on ballot wording Tuesday for a proposed constitutional amendment to expand access to medical marijuana,

Arkansas’ cannabis industry and patient advocates can begin collecting signatures to qualify a constitutional amendment for the November ballot that would make medical marijuana more accessible.

A group’s plan to put medical marijuana accessibility changes before Arkansas voters in November crossed a major milestone with approval of the ballot proposal on Tuesday.

A marijuana industry and patient group has resubmitted language to the attorney general for a ballot measure to expand access to medical cannabis in Arkansas.

Arkansas’ medical marijuana industry continued to reach new heights in both sales and patients last year, and pending litigation has cannabis primed for even more explosive growth in 2024.

After telemedicine use accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, remote patient monitoring devices to track a patient's health from home have become increasingly popular.