Marijuana question to be on Ark. city ballot (UALR Public Radio) -

Fayetteville voters will be asked in November to decide whether to make marijuana possession a lower priority for city police. A coalition called sensible Fayetteville has gathered enough signatures to place the measure on the November fourth ballot.

The measure is similar to one approved by Eureka Springs voters in 2006. The Fayetteville proposal would make possession of marijuana by an adult for that person's sole use "the city of Fayetteville's lowest law enforcement and prosecutorial priority."

City police chief Greg Tabor says if the measure passes, it will not supersede state drug laws and will not affect law enforcement. He says marijuana possession is a class a misdemeanor, which means the suspect has to be taken to jail, fingerprinted and photographed.


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