Medical Marijuana Initiative Makes Ballot in ArkansasPhillip Smith Our office verified over 69,000 signatures for Arkansans for Compassionate care, the secretary of states office announced Monday afternoon. The group needed more than 62,000 valid signatures to qualify. That means Arkansas will become the first southern state to vote directly on whether to okay the use of medical marijuana. Voter initiatives to legalize medical marijuana have never failed, with one exception: South Dakota, which twice turned them back. Seventeen states and the District of Colombia already recognize the medical use of marijuana. Voters in Arkansas will by joined by voters in Massachusetts in deciding in November whether to join the ranks of the medical marijuana states. You can support this information by voting on Reddit HERE Please visit StopTheDrugWar.org to support ending prohibition. linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 