A bill filed Monday proposes to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in Arkansas.
Under House Bill 1972, possessing less than four ounces of marijuana would change from a Class A misdemeanor to a violation amounting to no more than a $200 fine.
Possession of fewer than four ounces of marijuana in Arkansas is currently punishable by up to a year in jail.
The bill proposed by Rep. Charles Blake, Rep. Vivian Flower and Sen. Joyce Elliott would also not consider possession of fewer than four ounces of marijuana a previous conviction.
Right now, under Arkansas law, four previous convictions of one to four ounces of marijuana is a Class D felony.