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STATE OF ARKANSAS
ATTORNEY GENERAL
LESLIE RUTLEDGE
Opinion No. 2016-119
January 24, 2017
The Honorable Douglas House
State Representative
8923 Bridge Creek Road, CATO
North Little Rock, AR 72120-9469
Dear Representative House:
This is in response to your request for an opinion concerning the Arkansas
Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016, which voters approved at the November
2016 general election. You ask in this regard:
1. Are members of the Legislature obligated, under the terms of the
Marijuana Amendment, to take certain actions that would
facilitate the manufacture and delivery of cannabis in violation of
the laws of the United States?
2. Would voting to pass laws and regulations to carry out the
purposes of the Marijuana Amendment, or the execution of such
laws and regulations by the executive, constitute a violation of
such laws of the United States? Of particular concern are the
statutes prohibiting manufacture and distribution, conspiracy, and
the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization statutes [and] ...
federal tax statutes and Food and Drug Administration laws that
bear on the subject of cannabis, as well as others [that] may be
relevant to my inquiry. I
You also ask me to advise whether the President of the United States or the United States
Attorney General has taken any action to immunize state officials or employees from prosecution.
I am unaware of any such action, but must nevertheless respectfully decline to advise you in this
regard. The scope of my review in the context of providing an official Attorney General opinion
is limited to questions of state law. See Ark. Code Ann. § 25-17-706 (Repl. 2014). You may
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