A ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota has qualified for the November election, the state's top election official said Monday. That sets up another vote on the issue in the conservative state after voters and lawmakers rejected previous efforts in recent years. North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe said nearly 19,000 signatures were … [Read more...] about Marijuana legalization will be on the North Dakota ballot once again this November
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Sponsors of recreational marijuana measure submit signatures for verification
Steven Bakken, left, chair of the recreational cannabis ballot initiative, brings boxes of petition signatures to the Secretary of State's Office for verification on July 8, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) Sponsors of a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota submitted more than 22,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s Office for … [Read more...] about Sponsors of recreational marijuana measure submit signatures for verification
Marijuana measure initiative challenges status quo
Steve Bakken A committee circulating petitions to legalize marijuana in North Dakota has collected the signatures needed to get a measure on the November general election ballot, according to the committee chairman. Chairman Steve Bakken, a Burleigh County commissioner and former Bismarck mayor, said last week that signatures so far have been self validated, but the group … [Read more...] about Marijuana measure initiative challenges status quo
North Dakota Activists Say Marijuana Legalization Initiative Needs Just A Few Hundred More Signatures For November Ballot
North Dakota activists say they’re only a few hundred signatures away from reaching the threshold to qualify a marijuana legalization initiative for the November ballot. Just two months after filing the cannabis measure and launching the campaign, New Economic Frontier announced on Wednesday that they’ve collected 15,179 of the 15,582 required signatures for ballot placement. … [Read more...] about North Dakota Activists Say Marijuana Legalization Initiative Needs Just A Few Hundred More Signatures For November Ballot
Plain Talk: Will North Dakota legalize recreational marijuana?
MINOT — Marijuana is already legal in North Dakota. At least for medicinal reasons. But the backers of a new ballot measure want recreational use of marijuana to be legal as well. The campaign is calling itself New Economic Frontier. The North Dakota Secretary of State's office just approved their measure for circulation. They have until July 8 to get it on the November ballot, … [Read more...] about Plain Talk: Will North Dakota legalize recreational marijuana?
Recreational marijuana on the ballot in these states this November
(NEXSTAR) – The ever-growing list of states where people can legally buy recreational marijuana could get a little longer this fall. Recreational marijuana is already legal in 19 states, and legalization proposals are on the ballot this fall in South Dakota, North Dakota, Arkansas, Missouri and Maryland. An Oklahoma group succeeded in getting the required signatures necessary … [Read more...] about Recreational marijuana on the ballot in these states this November
Five States to Vote on Legal Cannabis: Ballots & Boundaries
News Provided by Bloomberg Government Maybe call it the low-hanging dope principle: It has become tougher for marijuana legalization backers to get their proposals in front of voters, either because the states where cannabis is still illegal have more qualification requirements, unsympathetic public officials, or both. As NORML’s state policy manager Jax James put it: “We’re … [Read more...] about Five States to Vote on Legal Cannabis: Ballots & Boundaries
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I was caught off guard this morning when I walked into the polling center at 630am. I like to beat the rush, get my vote in and continue my day. I have never had to wait to cast my ballot, until this morning. It wasn't a long wait, probably 20 minutes, but it was still a … [Read more...] about Vote for Change!
