The parties in the medical marijuana lawsuit made their final arguments to the Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday and now await a final decision as to whether Arkansans will be able to have their votes on the measure count.

Arkansas Supreme Court orders signature count for medical marijuana ballot after supporters sue over disqualification of signatures.

The sponsor of an amendment that would expand the state medical marijuana program filed a lawsuit with the Arkansas Supreme Court today, asking the justices to require Secretary of State John Thurston to count the group’s remaining signatures.

Despite the order, the challenge is still making its way through the court, with legal briefs from both sides due tomorrow.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders appointed Republican attorney Bilenda Harris-Ritter on Thursday to serve as a temporary state Supreme Court justice in the lawsuit over the proposed medical marijuana amendment.

The Arkansas Supreme Court has ordered the secretary of state’s office to continue counting signatures for an amendment to expand medical marijuana. The high court on Wednesday ordered Secretary of State John Thurston to continue validating roughly 18,

Arkansas officials confirmed that the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment received at least 91,000 verified signatures.

In question are 18,000 signatures collected during what's called a "cure period" that gives groups time for additional signatures.

The day after an advocacy group filed a lawsuit over the rejection of its signatures, the Arkansas Supreme Court on Wednesday (Oct. 2) ordered the disputed signatures of a