Arkansas Attorney General rejects weed bill for grammar issues, ambiguity

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge came up with a convenient way to reject a proposed amendment to the state constitution to legalize cannabis: incorrect mixed singular and plural nouns, adjectives, and verbs in the amendment. Rutledge also said the the phrase "all products derived from the cannabis plant" was too ambiguous.

The current laws against weed in Arkansas are some of the harshest in the country:

Arkansas punishes first-time convicts of marijuana possession (fewer than four ounces) with a misdemeanor, which can result in up to a year in jail and a maximum $2,500 fine. A repeat offense of possessing fewer than four ounces amounts to a felony, inviting six years of incarceration and a maximum $10,000 fine. That is also the punishment for possession with the purpose of planting and growing more.