LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An effort to expand Arkansas’ medical marijuana program fell short of the required signatures and won’t qualify for the November ballot, Secretary of State John Thurston said Monday. Arkansans for Patient Access, the group behind the measure, said it planned to take legal action to appeal Thurston’s decision.

The nonprofit group "Arkansans for Patient Access" is continuing the fight to get an amendment that would expand medical marijuana access across Arkansas onto the ballot in November. On Monday, the Arkansas Secretary of State said some of the signatures the group turned in were invalid,