On Election Day, Fayetteville voters overwhelmingly approved an initiative that makes the possession of an ounce or less of marijuana intended for adult personal use the city's lowest enforcement priority. Voters approved the initiative by a 66% to 34% margin.

The victory comes on the heels of 9 out of 10 marijuana-related ballot initiatives passing across the country.

In 2006, voters in Eureka Springs enacted a similar ordinance by a 62% to 38% margin. By passing these two local lowest law enforcement priority initiatives, Arkansas voters have signaled that marijuana policy reform is a viable issue in the South.

Make no mistake, the time for change is now, and citizens all across the country know it. Voters in Hailey, Idaho; Denver, Colorado; Seattle, Washington; Columbia, Missouri; Missoula County, Montana; Hawaii County, Hawaii; and Santa Barbara, Oakland, Santa Monica, and Santa Cruz in California have approved similar lowest law enforcement priority measures in an attempt to free up police resources, clear court dockets, and save the taxpayers money.

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