Idaho Advocates Plan Legalization Voter Initiative for 2020
Advocacy groups Legalize Idaho and Idaho Moms for Marijuana held a rally at the Idaho State Capitol Building on New… Read More
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Ballot Initiatives
Learn about various cannabis ballot initiatives and proposals that are working their way through the legislature. Below are the latest news updates related to cannabis legalization:
Colorado Has Earned Nearly $1 Billion In Cannabis Taxes
In 2012, voters in Colorado and Washington passed the states’ landmark adult-use cannabis legalization initiatives; Colorado’s marketplace launched first —… Read More
Cannabis Wins Big In 2018 Midterms
During yesterday’s midterm elections, voters delivered a resounding message across the country in support of reforming cannabis laws. Michigan voters… Read More
Michigan Becomes Tenth State to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis
Michigan voters have resoundingly approved Proposition 1 to legalize adult-use cannabis and establish a statewide taxed-and-regulated cannabis marketplace. Proposition 1… Read More
Voters Deciding Fates of Multiple Cannabis Initiatives on Tuesday
Next Tuesday, Election Day 2018, voters in four states will decide whether or not to adopt huge reforms to their… Read More
North Dakota Poll Finds 51% Support for Legalization
A poll released on Sunday by cannabis advocacy group Legalize ND shows 51 percent of North Dakota voters are likely… Read More
Michigan to Expect $134M In Annual Taxes If Legalization Passes
The annual tax benefits of adult-use legalization in Michigan would be about $134 million per year, according to an economic… Read More
Mormon Church Says Lawmakers, Not Voters, Should Legalize MMJ
Mormon Church leaders have continued to campaign against Proposition 2, Utah’s medical cannabis ballot measure, but have issued statements indicating… Read More
Poll: Michigan Voters Strongly Favor Adult-Use Legalization
A new poll of expected general election voters in Michigan shows that 56.2 percent support Michigan’s upcoming ballot measure to… Read More
Majority of Utah Voters Continue to Support MMJ Despite Mormon Opposition
64 percent of Utah voters support Proposition 2, the state’s upcoming medical cannabis ballot initiative, according to the first poll on… Read More
Mormon Church Officially Comes Out Against Utah MMJ Initiative
On Thursday, leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hosted a news conference where they came out unequivocally… Read More
Mormon Campaign Attempts to Block Utah MMJ Ballot Measure
Members of a campaign funded by Mormon attorney Walter J. Plumb filed a lawsuit in Utah state court on Wednesday… Read More
North Dakota Legalization Initiative Approved for Nov. Ballot; MMJ Launch Likely Delayed Until 2019
North Dakota voters will get their chance to vote on adult-use cannabis legalization this November, according to the Associated Press. Cannabis… Read More
Three Medical Cannabis Initiatives to Appear on Missouri Ballot
Missouri voters will get to choose from three different medical cannabis legalization initiatives this November, according to the Bolivar Herald Free… Read More
Legalization Campaign Admits to Lying About Signature Totals in Oklahoma
Oklahoma advocacy group Green The Vote has admitted to lying about the number of signatures they’ve collected to put a… Read More
Conservative-Backed MMJ Campaign Launches in Mississippi
A 58-person steering committee, including many prominent conservatives, announced a campaign to put a voter initiative for the legalization of… Read More
Oklahoma Legalization Initiative Not Likely to Make Nov. Ballot
Oklahoma Secretary of State James Williamson said on Monday that the chances of voters seeing the state’s adult-use legalization question… Read More
Michigan Gubernatorial Candidates Split on Party Lines Over Legalization Issue
In Michigan — where, in November, voters will both elect a new governor and decide whether to legalize adult-use cannabis… Read More
Okla. Attorney General: Board of Health’s MMJ Rules Surpass Its Authority
The Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has advised the state’s Board of Health that emergency rules passed last week regarding… Read More
Oklahoma Gov. Circumvents Voters, Signs Strict Cannabis Rules Into Effect
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) ratified strict emergency medical cannabis rules on Wednesday, flouting voters’ wishes on the issue, SF… Read More
Adult-Use Legalization Question Expected for North Dakota’s November Ballot
North Dakota advocates have successfully submitted enough signatures in favor of adult-use cannabis legalization to put the issue on November’s ballot,… Read More
Efforts to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis Progress in Oklahoma
Hot on the heels of Oklahoma‘s successful medical cannabis vote, advocates in the state are collecting signatures to put adult-use… Read More
Oklahoma Voters Consider Medical Cannabis Legalization on Tuesday
Oklahoma voters will decide on Tuesday whether to pass State Question 778 (SQ778), which would open the door to medical cannabis access… Read More
Michigan Legislature Misses Deadline to Act on Cannabis Legalization
The Michigan Legislature has decided to pass on Tuesday, June 5th’s midnight deadline to act on a voter initiative to… Read More