When a southern bible belt state has enough people behind it to finally get a state official to put MMJ on the ballot, it's a good sign of the wide spread power of our movement to free the plant. Alabama , Tenn., N.Carolina , have had groups try to get their state officials to put MMJ on the ballot and they wouldn't even consider it.
Even if MMJ fails to pass in Arkansas, I see it as a win even getting that far for the people to have the chance to vote on it. I never would've thought a southern state in the bible belt would've even had MMJ up for a vote. It's a sign that people and attitudes are changing.
With Oregon,Colorado, and Washington voting on the legalization of recreational use this fall, chances are great that one of them at least will succeed in passing and after that more states will pass MMJ bills and even more states will put forward recreational use bills.
Mass production of industrial non-psychoactive Hemp even by itself would be enough to turn the economy around and bring back manufacturing jobs. That's one of the things the legalization movement is planning for Colorado after the successful passing of bill 64. The eastern half of the state is basically unpopulated flat farmland perfect for mass cultivation of industrial Hemp. I love to see 2 birds taken out with one stone.
