Arkansas has filed a lawsuit against YouTube, alleging the platform contributes to mental health issues among the state's youth.

Arkansas has sued YouTube and its parent company Alphabet, saying the video-sharing platform is deliberately addictive and fueling a mental health crisis among youth.

The lawsuit -- which was officially filed against YouTube, Google, parent company Alphabet, as well as XXVI Holdings, which owns significant equity in Alphabet companies -- comes after Griffin sued Facebook,

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.

Six states share a state line with Arkansas, and recently, all six of those states have elected to change the Medicaid benefit for postpartum care from 60 days to 12 months.

A measure looking to further open medical marijuana access in Arkansas looks to now be off the November 2024 ballot.