JONESBORO, Ark. – One of the medical marijuana efforts in the Natural State has hit a ‘stoned’ wall.
With thousands already having early voted in Craighead County alone, the Arkansas Supreme Court has cast a superceding vote of “No” on Issue 7, or more specifically, ruled it invalid due to bad canvassers and invalid signatures, according to George Jared with TalkBusiness.net.
In a 5-2 ruling, the court disqualified the measure, throwing out thousands of signatures because they were signed to an address of a P.O. Box and not a physical street address.
Over 67,000 signatures were required but the latest efforts by the court disqualified over 12,000, dropping the signature total to above 65,000 – a few thousand short.
Issue 7 will still appear on the ballot but votes will not count for the measure. However, issue 6, which allows for-profit dispensaries, is still up for a vote.
Vote yes ANYWAY!!! We are FIGHTING! Hearing requested! There is a law that says they can’t do this once voting has started! They BETTER count these votes!! #countthevotesforIssue7