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North Dakota House passes joint bills to legalize and tax marijuana

North Dakota's House of Representatives has given the green light to recreational marijuana. The Republican-controlled House on Tuesday passed House Bill 1420 to legalize and restrict recreational marijuana on a 56-38 vote. Representatives also passed House Bill 1501 to implement a related tax policy…

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North Dakota House green-lights bill allowing edible medical marijuana

The North Dakota House of Representatives has endorsed a bipartisan bill that would allow the state's eight medical cannabis dispensaries to sell edible products. The lower chamber voted 63-31 on Thursday, Feb. 18, to send House Bill 1391 to the Senate. The…

Bill for homegrown medical marijuana withers in North Dakota Senate

North Dakota's Senate on Thursday nipped in the bud a bill that would have allowed homegrown medical marijuana. The Senate voted 42-4 to kill Senate Bill 2234. The bill by Sen. Oley Larsen, R-Minot, would have allowed registered qualified patients or…

Backers renew North Dakota marijuana legalization effort

Supporters of an unsuccessful 2020 ballot measure to legalize marijuana through North Dakota's constitution are trying again. They submitted their petition on Monday to Secretary of State Al Jaeger, who will review the filing's format. If he approves it, supporters…

North Dakota medical marijuana program proving popular

More North Dakotans are participating in the medical marijuana program than the state Department of Health expected. "We have just under 4,400 patients that have a medical marijuana card," Medical Marijuana Division Director Jason Wahl told Prairie Public. He had earlier…

North Dakota marijuana legalization group will aim for November, not June ballot

Advocates seeking to plant marijuana legalization in North Dakota’s constitution have shifted their focus from the June primary ballot to the November general election. Petitions with at least 26,904 signatures of qualified electors would have been due Monday to Secretary…

North Dakotans likely to vote again on marijuana

It’s likely North Dakota voters will get an opportunity to vote on some form of marijuana legalization in the November 2020 election. The shape of any ballot measure will be decided over the next few months. David Owen, chairman of…

North Dakota House passes number of medical marijuana bills

The North Dakota House on Monday passed a series of bills aimed at expanding the state's medical marijuana law. Lawmakers passed four bills that would amend the state's medical marijuana law, including one that would add 13 new medical conditions…

Marijuana Embraced in Michigan, Utah and Missouri, but Rejected in North Dakota

Marijuana initiatives appeared on ballots in four states in the midterm elections. In Michigan and North Dakota, initiatives gave voters the opportunity to legalize marijuana for recreational use. In Missouri and Utah, voters chose whether to allow people who are…

North Dakota Voters Reject Recreational Marijuana Measure

U.S. efforts to legalize recreational marijuana use saw mixed results on Tuesday, as voters in Michigan approved a measure legalizing the drug while North Dakotans looked set to block it. Michigan became the 10th U.S. state to legalize recreational pot…

Where marijuana is on the ballot tomorrow — and where it’s most likely to win

It has been a big year for marijuana policy in North America. Mexico’s supreme court overturned pot prohibition last week, while Canada’s recreational marijuana market officially opened its doors in October. Stateside, recreational marijuana use became legal in Vermont on July 1, Oklahoma voters…

Marijuana and the midterms

Elections can hold significant consequences when it comes to the future of marijuana policy. In 2016 voters in California, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada approved ballot initiatives legalizing adult marijuana use. While voters in Arkansas, Florida, Montana and North Dakota elected to either…

North Dakota to vote on recreational marijuana in November

North Dakotans will vote this November on a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana, state officials announced Monday. Secretary of State Al Jaeger said that Legalize ND, the group leading the charge to get the question on the ballot, submitted…

Recreational Marijuana Petition In North Dakota Needs 2,500 More Signatures To Reach Ballot

Proponents of legalizing recreational marijuana use are about 2,500 signatures away from requirements for a measure to be placed on the November ballot. The measure needs 13,452 valid, qualified signatures to go to a vote, according to the North Dakota…

Medical Marijuana Will Not Be Covered by North Dakota Heath Insurers

FARGO—North Dakota voters overwhelmingly approved the legalization of medical marijuana, and lawmakers are grappling with launching the program. But patients are about to learn that legalization does not mean insurance will cover the cost. Major health insurers in North Dakota…