Should people who are disabled, sick, or dying have legal access to marijuana for medical purposes?
Yes! Say over 63% of Arkansas registered voters, polled three times since 1999. Yes! Say over 75% of persons polled nationally. Yes! Say voters and legislators in eleven states, including Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii, Colorado, Maine and Montana. Yes! Say the National Association for Public Health Policy, New England Journal of Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, and over a hundred other respected medical, legal, and advocacy organizations. Now it time for Arkansas to say YES!, according to the Alliance for Reform of Drug Policy in Arkansas, Inc. Supporters of this reform have worked since 1999 to pass a law in Arkansas that would set up a legal medical marijuana system for the state. Drug Policy Education Group, Inc. has published a series of patient profile advertisements in newspapers around the state. (click here to see ads coming soon) These ads are part of an education campaign that have included local town hall meetings, distribution of newsletters an