Arkansas Hemp and Cannabis Amendment

THE ARKANSAS HEMP AND CANNABIS AMENDMENT

 

Section 1. This is an Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution that shall be called "The Arkansas Hemp and Cannabis Amendment."

 

Section 2. Effective February 20,2017, the cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, selling, possessing

and use of the cannabis plant (genus cannabis)and all products derived from the cannabis plant (genus

cannabis) is lawful within the entire geographic area of each and every county of this State.

 

Section 3. "Hemp" is defined for purposes of this amendment as any part of the cannabis plant (genus

cannabis), living or not, containing one percent or less, by dry weight, Delta-9-

tetrahydrocannabinol(Delta-9-THC).

 

Section 4. "Cannabis" is defined for purposes of this amendment as any part of the cannabis plant

(genus cannabis), living or not, containing greater than one percent, by dry weight, Delta-9-

tetrahydrocannabinol(Delta-9-THC).

 

Section 5. The the cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, sale, possession and use of "Hemp" for

personal, industrial, or commercial use may be regulated, but the number of plants cultivated or the

products derived from manufacturing, shall not be limited or prohibited, by the General Assembly.

 

Section 6. The the cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, sale, possession and use of "Cannabis" for

personal, industrial, or commercial use may be regulated, but not prohibited, by the General Assembly.

 

Section 7. All laws which conflict with this amendment are hereby repealed to the extent that they

conflict with this amendment.

 

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This Is What Voters Will See At The Voting Booth

 

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THE ARKANSAS HEMP AND CANNABIS AMENDMENT

 

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AN AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY THE PEOPLE TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 20, 2017, THAT THE CULTIVATION, MANUFACTURING, DISTRIBUTION, SALE, POSSESSION AND USE OF THE CANNABIS PLANT (GENUS CANNABIS) AND ALL PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM THE CANNABIS PLANT (GENUS CANNABIS) ARE LAWFUL IN EVERY GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF EACH AND EVERY COUNTY OF THIS STATE; THAT, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS AMENDMENT, “HEMP” IS DEFINED AS ANY PART OF THE CANNABIS PLANT (GENUS CANNABIS), LIVING OR NOT, CONTAINING ONE PERCENT OR LESS, BY DRY WEIGHT, DELTA-9-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL (DELTA-9-THC); THAT, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS AMENDMENT, “CANNABIS” IS DEFINED AS ANY PART OF THE CANNABIS PLANT (GENUS CANNABIS), LIVING OR NOT, CONTAINING GREATER THAN ONE PERCENT, BY DRY WEIGHT, DELTA-9-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL (DELTA-9-THC); THAT THE LISTED ACTIVITIES RELATING TO “CANNABIS” DEVOTED TO PERSONAL, INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL USE MAY BE REGULATED BUT NOT PROHIBITED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; AND THAT THE LISTED ACTIVITIES RELATING TO “HEMP” DEVOTED TO PERSONAL, INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL USE MAY BE REGULATED BUT NOT PROHIBITED, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION THAT THE NUMBER OF PLANTS CULTIVATED OR THE PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM MANUFACTURING SHALL NOT BE LIMITED OR PROHIBITED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. PREEMPTIVE FEDERAL LAW WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNLESS ALTERED BY CONGRESS.