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Marijuana advocates need ‘second wind’ to complete Wyoming petitions

With six months to go, a pair of petitions aimed at easing marijuana regulations in Wyoming have collected around 40% of the signatures they need to get on the 2024 ballot. Organizers have until January to collect more than 41,000…

Fate of Missouri Marijuana Initiative Petition Unclear as Signature Count Continues

Whether Missouri voters will get a chance to legalize recreational marijuana in November is still in question. The latest incomplete tabulations from Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office, obtained under a Sunshine Law request, show the Legal Missouri 2022 initiative is short of…

North Dakota secretary of state receives petition to legalize recreational marijuana

More than 25,000 signatures were submitted to the North Dakota Secretary of State on Monday in hopes of getting a recreational marijuana-use measure on the November ballot. The petition was approved by Secretary of State Al Jaeger in April, according to…

Medical marijuana petitions submitted amid legal uncertainty of requirements in Nebraska

Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana submitted more than 90,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s office on Thursday to put a pair of initiatives legalizing cannabis for medical use before voters in November. The campaign said it surpassed the 87,000 names…

Court of Appeals issues last-minute hurdle to Nebraska medical marijuana petition

The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled over a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska on behalf of Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana. The court overturned a federal judge's previous decision regarding the constitutionality of a…

Nebraska medical marijuana campaign still seeking thousands of signatures

Two out of three of Nebraska’s statewide petitions are on track to get enough signatures to make it on the November ballot, but for one petition, it’s going to come down to the wire. An official with Citizens for Voter…

North Dakota group gathers signatures in attempt to get recreational marijuana on 2022 ballot

The legalization of recreational marijuana may end up on the November ballot after the petition format was approved late last month. Now, the sponsoring group is gathering signatures. For years, North Dakotans have considered the issue of legalizing recreational marijuana.…

Two groups gathering signatures for Arkansas recreational marijuana proposals

Two groups are hoping to place proposals on the November ballot in Arkansas that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana. This comes six years after voters approved the use of marijuana for people in the state with certain medical…

Advocates for legalizing marijuana in South Dakota submit thousands of petition signatures

Advocates for legalizing recreational marijuana in South Dakota have submitted thousands of petition signatures to the South Dakota Secretary of State’s office, enough to likely put them on the November general election ballot. South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws (SDBML)…

Petition to allow cannabis for recreational adult use filed in Oklahoma

October 8, 2021
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A cannabis advocacy group has filed two ballot initiatives seeking to amend the Oklahoma Constitution to legalize cannabis use for anyone at least 21 years old and replace the state medical marijuana industry’s current oversight agency. “A lot of this is stuff that…

Arkansas Recreational Marijuana Ballot Initiative Underway

September 23, 2021
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Arkansas
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Nonprofit Arkansas True Grass is working to put an amendment on the November 2022 ballot to allow for the recreational use of marijuana in Arkansas. The group needs 89,101 signatures to make the ballot. Jesse Raphael, the Northwest Arkansas spokesman…

Ohio gives green light for marijuana legalization petitioners to start gathering signatures

September 7, 2021
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Backers of a new effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Ohio now gather signatures needed to send the issue to the legislature -- and maybe to voters -- after getting state approval last week for their petition language. The Ohio Ballot Board…

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…

Nebraska medical marijuana supporters take first step in 2022 petition drive

September 29, 2020
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Backers of medical marijuana took the first step toward a 2022 petition drive by filing new language with the Secretary of State’s Office on Monday. This time Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana is opting for a simple, direct approach with a proposed…

Nebraska medical marijuana initiative has enough signatures, but still may not make November ballot

A petition drive to allow Nebraskans to vote on legalizing medical marijuana has submitted more than enough valid signatures to qualify for the fall ballot. But whether the issue gets placed before voters on Nov. 3 is still up in…