ARKANSAS (KFSM) — The Arkansas for Compassionate Care group announced on Thursday (July 7) that they received enough signatures to put medical marijuana t...

ARKANSAS (KFSM) — The Arkansas for Compassionate Care group announced on Thursday (July 7) that they received enough signatures to put medical marijuana to vote in the November election.

Secretary of State Mark Martin’s office confirmed that the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act will be on the 2016 ballot in November, the group said in a post.

The group turned in a petition with 77,516 valid signatures, which is enough to put the act on the ballot. The group needed roughly 69,000 signatures from registered voters to qualify for ballot eligibility.

Now, voters will decide the issue on Nov. 8.

If the act passes, patients must get a written recommendation by an Arkansas physician for medical marijuana. Then they must apply for a license from the Department of Health before they can buy from a Cannabis Care Center.

During the 2012 general election, Arkansas voters voted down a similar medical marijuana act 51 percent to 49 percent.