Petitions law ends marijuana act, lawyer argues

A lawyer in the lawsuit that disqualified the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act from the ballot asked the Arkansas Supreme Court on Tuesday to reject a request by supporters to reconsider the case.

Meanwhile, David Couch, the Little Rock-based lawyer supporting the competing Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, said amendment backers have begun airing additional advertisements focusing on the act’s disqualification.

“There are a lot of people who have heard that medical marijuana has been taken…