SUMMARY OF THREE APPROVED STATE MARIJUANA BALLOT INITIATIVES:

The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act
Sponsored by the Alliance for Reform of Drug Policy in Arkansas

1) The Arkansas Department of Health will establish a registry of certified
patients and their primary caregivers, if any.
2) Any patient or their primary caregiver may receive a registry card upon
presentation of, "valid, written documentation from the person's physician,
or copies of medical records, which demonstrate the person has been
diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition and that the medical use of
marijuana may mitigate the symptoms or effects of the person's debilitating
medical condition. The card holder must pay an affordable fee to be used to
maintain the program.
3) Card holders or their primary caregivers are exempt from criminal
prosecution for under the state's drug laws, if they comply with certain
standards of conduct.
4) At the location where marijuana is produced, card holders or their
primary caregivers may legally possess up to 20 immature marijuana plants,
and six flowering mature plants at one time. Usable marijuana up to six
pounds can be possessed on the premises.
5) Away from the location where marijuana is produced, card holders or their
primary caregivers can legally possess up to 4 ounces of usable marijuana.
6) No penalties may be levied against physicians which advise patients to
use marijuana, or be penalized for providing documentation necessary for
obtaining a registry card.
7) Patients or their primary caregivers may loose their right to participate
in the registry program if they are found guilty of driving while under the
influence, use marijuana in public, or deliver marijuana to a non-card
holder.

An amendment providing for the classification of the possession of half an
ounce of marijuana as a misdemeanor and for the decriminalization of the
possession of marijuana for medicinal purposes.
Sponsored by Barry Emigh.
1) Possession of one-quarter of an ounce or less of marijuana will be a
misdemeanor punishable by $75 fine and no jail time.
2) Possession of between one-quarter and one-half ounce of marijuana will be
a misdemeanor punishable by $150 fine and no jail time.
3) Cultivation of marijuana will be decriminalized for people diagnosed by a
physician to have terminal illness, chronic illness or chronic pain. No
prescription is needed, only diagnosis of condition.
4) Medical users can legally possess less than one-half ounce of marijuana.
5) Possession charges will not be considered admissible in court for
purposes of sentencing repeat offenders.
6) Prisoners currently serving sentences related to marijuana possession
will have that portion of the conviction reduced from their sentence.

An act to lessen the criminal penalty for possession of small amounts of
marijuana.
Sponsored by Glen Schwarz.

1) Possession of one ounce or less of marijuana will be a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine of $200 and no jail time.