John Thurston

In a disappointing turn for proponents of expanded medical marijuana access, Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston announced Monday that the initiative, known as Issue 3, failed to meet the threshold of the required signatures to be placed on the November ballot. The petition, submitted by...

As Arkansas activists are working to place a measure to expand medical marijuana access statewide on the November 2024 ballot, the number of those opposing the policy measure is growing. Arkansas poultry executive Ronald Cameron spent more than $100,000 in July alone to support a group trying to...

Cannabis activists in Arkansas submitted more than 111,000 petition signatures by the July 5 deadline in order to place an initiative to expand medical marijuana access on the November 2024 ballot. However, Secretary of State John Thurston said advocates didn't collect enough valid petitions,...

Responsible Growth Arkansas, the group behind the ballot initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis, has filed an appeal with the Arkansas Supreme Court to overturn a decision by the Arkansas Board of Election Commissioners that bans a proposed amendment to reach the November ballot....