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Arkansas voters rejected a constitutional amendment that would have legalized recreational marijuana on the same night a neighboring state approved its legal cannabis measure, leading some officials to question whether Tuesday night's defeat jeopardizes the future of legal marijuana efforts within Arkansas.
Early polling showed a majority favored the change, but support fell in the face of opposition from leading Republicans and conservative groups.
And, most of the money is coming from cannabis companies that stand to directly benefit from legalization in their states.
Producers of medical cannabis are pumping millions of dollars into legalization drives in five states.
Producers of medical cannabis are pumping millions of dollars into legalization drives in five states.