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The Republican governor of Arkansas has announced a new plan to use tax revenue from medical marijuana sales to provide public school students in the state with free breakfast and lunch.<\/p>\n
During her State of the State address on Tuesday, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) said her administration intends to \u201cuse medical marijuana money\u201d to support both a state food benefit program for low-income residents as well as a free breakfast and lunch programs to make them \u201csustainable for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will also use those funds to make school breakfast in Arkansas completely free for any student that chooses to participate,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
This proposal is especially notable considering that Sanders, a former press secretary under the first Trump administration, has historically resisted cannabis policy reform.<\/p>\n
\nThat includes opposition to a November ballot initiative to expand Arkansas\u2019s medical marijuana program that was ultimately shuttered by the state Supreme Court<\/a>.<\/p>\n A survey found that a majority of likely voters in Arkansas were in favor of the initiative<\/a>.<\/p>\n Despite her opposition to the proposal, Sanders appears open to other modest reforms and maintaining the existing medical cannabis program. For example, in 2023 she signed a bill into law clarifying that medical marijuana patients can obtain concealed carry licenses for firearms<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014 The state\u2019s medical marijuana has proved popular since its implementation in 2019, with officials announcing last May that at least 102,000 residents have registered for patient cards<\/a>, exceeding expectations.<\/p>\n However, Arkansas voters defeated a ballot initiative to more broadly legalize marijuana for adults<\/a>\u00a0in 2022.<\/p>\n Top GOP Wisconsin Senator Says There\u2019s Support For Medical Marijuana Legalization, But State-Run Dispensary Model Is A Red Line<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n Photo courtesy of Brian Shamblen<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The post Arkansas GOP Governor Announces Plan To Use \u2018Medical Marijuana Money\u2019 To Fund Free Breakfast And Lunch For Students<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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