Adult-use marijuana bill filed in Arkansas; MMJ push renewed in Kansas

Lawmakers in Arkansas and Kansas this week introduced bills to legalize adult-use and medical marijuana, respectively – another sign of MJ legalization’s support in conservative Republican-leaning states.

In Arkansas, where a costly industry-funded legalization measure was rejected by voters in November, Republican state Sen. Joshua Bryant introduced a bill that would amend the state constitution to legalize both adult-use possession as well as home cultivation.

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According to the Arkansas Times, Bryant, a former U.S. Marine, identifies as a “conservative Republican” and was endorsed by U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, who campaigned against the November legalization effort.

Although Arkansas’ legalization campaign raised more than $13 million, mostly from the state’s cannabis industry, voters soundly rejected Issue 4, 52.25% to 43.75%.

Arkansas does have medical marijuana but home growing is currently outlawed.

It’s unclear whether Bryant’s bill, if passed, would be signed into law by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders,

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