

Arkansas voters might finally be able to decide on legalizing marijuana this November.

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has approved language for a proposal to legalize both recreational and medical marijuana, according to Arkansas Online.

The Arkansas Cannabis Amendment is now eligible to be petitioned for signature-gathering, the next step towards approval for this year’s election in November.

The proposed amendment would effectively legalize the cultivation, production, distribution, sale, and possession of marijuana in Arkansas. Anyone the age of 21 and older would be permitted to grow up to 36 cannabis plants for personal use or to sell.

An additional 5 percent excise tax would be applied to recreational marijuana sales, although medical marijuana sales would not be able to be taxed by the state.

The amendment would also absolve anyone serving prison, parole, or probation for state marijuana offenses, as well as expunging their conviction records.

The bill’s sponsor, Mary Berry, now needs to collect nearly 85,000 signatures to make the November ballot.