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An employee of a cannabis store speaks to people as they wait in line with menu boards on April 21, 2022, the first day of legal recreational marijuana sales in New Jersey. Voters approved the issue in 2020. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Campaign for recreational marijuana in Arkansas breaks fundraising records; polls show cracks

BY: - November 3, 2022

*This story has been updated with comments from the director of the Arkansas Poll.  The campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Arkansas is already the most expensive ballot initiative in Arkansas history. The sponsor of Issue 4, Responsible Growth Arkansas, reported Tuesday nearly $12.4 million in spending to pass the constitutional amendment. Even with a […]