Sullivan, Jannee 1/1/1997 - 31/12/2024
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1 US AR: Edu: Issue 5 Goes Up In Smoke, NarrowlyWed, 07 Nov 2012
Source:Arkansas Traveler, The (AR Edu) Author:Sullivan, Jannee Area:Arkansas Lines:65 Added:11/08/2012

Issue Five, the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act failed by a razor thin margin, only able to garner 49 percent support at the end of the night. Early results were better than expected; the issue was leading in early vote tallies, sometimes gaining 52 percent of the vote.

Janine Parry, a UA professor and Arkansas Poll Director predicted before the election that if the measure got more than 40 percent support, it stood a good chance of passing again.

Arkansans for Compassionate Care raised and spent significantly more than their opponents on TV advertising in the campaign for medical marijuana. The group reported that they raised $419,000 in October alone, most of which was donated by the Marijuana Policy Project in Washington and spent on ads running in favor of the issue.

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