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Advocacy Group Alleges Fayetteville Marijuana Ordinance Not Being Upheld

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich

Published July 2, 2019 at 2:36 PM CDT

Arkansas Justice Collective Director Stephen Coger, left, stands with Cory Perry on the steps of Fayetteville City Hall where they staged a June 27th press conference outlining the report findings.

In a new report, the Arkansas Justice Collective, a nonprofit law firm and advocacy group, claims Fayetteville law officials are not complying with a 2008 city ordinance that makes misdemeanor possession of marijuana a low enforcement priority.

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Jacqueline Froelich

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.

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