Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Drugs

Allow but limit usage and possession of medical marijuana

Summary by Marijuana Policy Project, May 23, 2025 Arkansas remains one of only 19 states that still punishes possession of cannabis with possible jail time. However, it does have a voter-enacted medical cannabis program, which is serving well over 100,000 patients. The 2025 legislative session continued the pattern that has been the new normal in Arkansas and saw little in the way of moving cannabis policy forward.

Legislative Outcome:Passed House 80-2-18 on Feb/27/25; passed Senate 32-0-3 on Mar/6/25; signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Mar/12/25

FactCheck: Fentanyl smuggled by US citizens, not Mexicans

FactCheck by PolitiFact, 2/8/23 [Gov. Huckabee Sanders implied that fentanyl overdoses would be reduced if the southern border were made more secure, but in fact most fentanyl enters America by US citizens at secure border entry points]: "Mexico is the United States' primary source of illegally sourced fentanyl, per a report from the Rand Corp. It's worth noting that the vast quantity of the drug is smuggled through official ports of entry in large trucks or cars, according to the Congressional Research Service. And most fentanyl is smuggled in by U.S. citizens, the libertarian Cato Institute said."