Arkansas’ attorney general has signed off on language for a November ballot initiative that aims to vastly expand the state’s medical marijuana program and opens the door for full legalization.

The Tuesday approval clears the way for advocates of The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2024 to collect 90,704 signatures from registered voters by July 5 to qualify for the ballot, according to the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

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The proposal, which comes amid an increase in registered medical patients, would:

Allow more health care professionals to prescribe MMJ. Expand qualifying conditions for use. Accept medical patients from other states. Increase the expiration date of medical cards from one year to three years.

The initiative would also legalize adult use if the federal

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