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Effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Arizona gets closer to ballot

Voters who signed petitions to legalize the recreational use of marijuana were not misled, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge James Smith ruled late Friday, and the measure can be on the ballot. In a 15-page ruling, Smith rejected claims by…

South Dakota marijuana advocates launch campaign for November election

Marijuana legalization advocates kicked off their campaign on Wednesday to convince South Dakota voters to vote to legalize both medical and recreational marijuana in the November general election. South Dakota, where marijuana is currently illegal, would be the first state…

Postponing The Green Wave: Cannabis Legalization In 2020

Coming into 2020, policymakers in eight states expressed support for regulated medical or adult-use cannabis sales, and advocacy groups in nine states had efforts underway to include legalization on ballots in November. With cannabis already legal for medical use in 33…

Montana marijuana initiative group sues state to collect electronic signatures during pandemic

A group trying to legalize adult-use marijuana on Montana’s 2020 ballot is suing Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton over the state’s ban on electronic signature gathering due to the difficulty and danger of collecting in-person signatures during the coronavirus…

Mississippi to vote on medical marijuana in 2020

The Mississippi Medical Marijuana Amendment has officially qualified for the ballot and was filed with the Mississippi State Legislature on January 7, the first day of the 2020 legislative session. The legislature must act on the measure within four months.…

Legalize marijuana amendment should be kept off the ballot, Florida GOP leaders tell Supreme Court

January 8, 2020
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Attorney General Ashley Moody and the state House and Senate want the Florida Supreme Court to reject a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational marijuana use, arguing the measure wouldn’t fully inform voters that pot remains illegal under federal…

South Dakotans to vote on legalizing recreational marijuana on November ballot

South Dakotans will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana at the ballot box in November. The South Dakota Secretary of State's Office announced on Monday that it has validated the initiated constitutional amendment, which will appear on the 2020 ballot as…

N.J. voters to decide on legalizing marijuana in 2020

December 17, 2019
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New Jersey voters will decide next year whether to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use. Super-majorities in the state Senate and Assembly on Monday approved putting on the November 2020 ballot a question that if approved would make cannabis use…

Florida has ‘all-time high’ support for recreational pot, but will it be on the ballot?

With medical marijuana dispensaries becoming commonplace in Florida, will recreational pot soon be on the shelves, too? The people behind the effort to get a constitutional amendment on the ballot say yes. That optimism is reflected in the 65 percent…

No Ohio marijuana legalization measure on the 2019 ballot

June 20, 2019
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Ohioans will not vote in 2019 whether to broadly legalize marijuana in the Buckeye State, despite several recent reports to the contrary. Yes, there was a proposed constitutional amendment in the works last year, but that effort largely fizzled last fall. Ohio…

Michigan becomes 10th state to allow recreational marijuana

November 7, 2018
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Marijuana advocates scored a number of substantial ballot victories in the middle of the country on Election Day, chief among them the legalization of recreational marijuana in Michigan, which becomes the 10th state in the nation to approve recreational use of…

Marijuana stocks could see a midterm boost if Michigan votes yes

November 6, 2018
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Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Michigan
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The 2018 midterm elections in the United States are the next big test for the marijuana industry, fresh off a banner year that saw the legalization of cannabis in areas across North America. Just last week, Mexico’s Supreme Court quashed…

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 midterms: Why some legal weed advocates think ‘all the pieces are coming together’ this year

As polls show record support for marijuana legalization, advocates say the midterm elections could mark the point of no return for a movement that has been gathering steam for years. "The train has left the station," said Rep. Earl Blumenauer,…

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…