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Missouri

Missouri ballot measure on marijuana advances

Campaigns to legalize recreational marijuana use and allow ranked-choice voting in Missouri both turned in voter signatures by Sunday’s deadline, putting the measures one step closer to appearing on statewide ballots in November. In order to get a proposal on…

Montana

Marijuana measures on the ballot across Montana

One in four Montana counties will vote on some form of marijuana-related ballot measure in next month’s primary election as the industry continues to take root across the state. Most of those 14 counties are looking to cash in on the new…

Ohio legal marijuana advocates say GOP leaders are trying to block 2022 ballot question

April 30, 2022
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Advocates who want to legalize marijuana in Ohio say Republican legislative leaders are trying to keep the issue off the November ballot. In a lawsuit filed Friday in Franklin County, members of the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol claimed House Speaker Bob Cupp…

Expect recreational marijuana back on ballot in South Dakota

In the 2022 South Dakota legislative session, lawmakers introduced 47 bills dealing with the legalization, regulation, and taxation of marijuana. On Wednesday cannabis groups released their report card on individual lawmakers and how they voted on marijuana issues. The report…

Missouri

Missouri could be the next state to legalize marijuana as 2022 signature campaign kicks off

December 8, 2021
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Call it "recreational," "rec" or "adult-use" — Missouri could be the next state to legalize marijuana. In Kansas City and St. Louis over the past week, organizers of the Legal Missouri 2022 ballot initiative petition kicked off a campaign that, if authorized by Missouri…

North Dakota Senate to consider putting recreational marijuana to voters

North Dakota's Senate could revive the question of legalizing recreational marijuana, but through a ballot measure put to voters -- one of potentially three that could appear next year. The chamber last week soundly defeated a bill to legalize but restrict…

What we know about recreational and medical marijuana legalization in South Dakota

It's been a wild ride toward legalized marijuana in South Dakota. In the November election, South Dakota voters approved two separate measures to do away with the state's nearly century-old prohibition on pot. Initiated Measure 26 legalized medical marijuana with…

Marijuana Next Target Of GOP Bids To Overturn Elections

With much of the nation transfixed by the drama in our nation’s capital over efforts to overturn the results of the presidential election, Republican leaders at the state level also have a target in the bid to block the will of the…

Arizona’s voters to decide on marijuana legalization with Proposition 207

November 3, 2020
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Arizona
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Arizona voters will decide Tuesday whether to legalize recreational marijuana, joining 11 other states that already have done so despite a conflict with federal law, which prohibits the drug's use. Proposition 207 would legalize possession of as much as an…

Legalizing marijuana is one thing Americans are becoming less polarized about, judging by ballot initiatives

As Americans head to the polls more divided than ever on social and economic issues, there’s one thing they’re actually coming together on: cannabis. Much has been made of whether a victory for Democratic nominee Joe Biden, or a potential…

‘They’re not going to stop us’ — medical marijuana advocates push forward in Nebraska

October 28, 2020
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With the election 10 days away, a lot of issues in Nebraska will be at stake. One that won't be is a vote nearly 200,000 people were expecting when they signed an initiative petition in the past year — mostly…

Could Marijuana Be The Big Winner In Tuesday’s Vote?

October 27, 2020
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Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, Policy & Legal, South Dakota
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Next Tuesday – election day – voters in five state will say yes or no to legalizing marijuana, either for medical or recreational purposes, or both. Those votes could go a long way toward reshaping the federal approach to weed.…

Poll: South Dakotans narrowly favor legal marijuana in the state

South Dakotans are split on whether cannabis should be legal for adult consumption. But those who favor repealing the state's strict marijuana laws in the upcoming election have a slight advantage. That's according to results of a recent poll conducted…

How conservative South Dakota could be at the forefront of legalizing marijuana

While ruby red South Dakota may not be a swing state in the presidential election -- it may be at the forefront of the green revolution as one of five states where recreational and medical marijuana legalization are up for a vote this election…

What happens if New Jersey legalizes marijuana: Everything you need to know

New Jersey voters are deciding whether to add an amendment to the state constitution that will legalize “a controlled form of marijuana called cannabis” for adults 21 and over. The measure appears as a question on this year’s election ballot. The measure has…