(AP) – Arkansas is poised to give its six electoral votes to
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and perhaps become the first Bible
Belt state to legalize medical marijuana.
Polling before Tuesday’s election showed Trump leading Democratic nominee
Hillary Clinton by double digits in the state where she served as first lady for
12 years, a sign of how much the once reliably blue state has turned red in
recent years. Republicans control all of Arkansas’ statewide and federal
offices, as well as a majority in both chambers of the Legislature.
Voters have also been divided over a proposal that would allow patients
suffering from a host of ailments to buy marijuana from licensed dispensaries. A
similar proposal lost narrowly in the 2012 election.
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