• What is the status of the plaintiff: all-purpose public figure; limited-purpose public figure; public official; private plaintiff.
• Does the plaintiff have to prove actual malice? Why or why not?

Plaintiff: Denise Davis, advocate for medical marijuana in Arkansas, maintains a popular Facebook page for advocates of legalization of recreational marijuana.

Defendant says Davis "recruited" her son into the use of pot through her Facebook page.

Davis is very active in the community talking about all aspects of marijuana and law. There is no evidence that she has "recruited" anyone into to use the drug. The Facebook page is for people who support legalization.