State officials in North Dakota announced on Monday that an initiative to legalize cannabis for adults has qualified for the ballot and will appear before voters in the November general election. New Approach North Dakota, the group spearheading the recreational marijuana ballot measure, submitted 26,048 petition signatures in July.... Read more
Pot legalization measure will appear on November ballot in North Dakota
A measure to legalize recreational marijuana for adults will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot in North Dakota after clearing a final hurdle. Secretary of State Al Jaeger announced on Monday, Aug. 15, that his office validated more than 23,000 signed petitions turned in by the pro-legalization sponsoring group... Read more
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 a news release from the group New Approach North Dakota.... Read more
Activists in North Dakota took a big step this week toward getting a cannabis legalization measure before the state’s voters in November. The group known as New Approach North Dakota said that it submitted boxes’ worth of signatures on Monday to the secretary of state’s office in the capital... Read more
Midterm Election Voters Will Likely Determine Cannabis Legalization Amid Several States
By Sadaf Naushad, NCIA Intern With midterm elections just four months away, cannabis activists are paving the path for major reformations to take place nationwide. In order for voters to see cannabis legalization on their state’s midterm ballot, cannabis advocates are scrambling to collect the number of signatures necessary.... Read more
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. Residents have opinions across the board. “I think, you... Read more
A South Carolina elementary school teacher faces criminal charges and has lost her job after a pupil in her class pulled a package of cannabis edibles from a box of treats intended as prizes to reward students. Victoria Farish Weiss, 27, of Lexington County, South Carolina, was arrested on... Read more
North Dakota Senate to consider putting recreational marijuana to voters
March 31, 2021 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment 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 the... Read more
North Dakota Senate to consider putting recreational marijuana to voters
March 31, 2021 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment 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 the... Read more
Decriminalization bill fails day after North Dakota Senate defeats recreational marijuana
March 27, 2021 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment North Dakota’s Senate dealt another blow to recreational marijuana legislation on Friday, voting down a bill to decriminalize possession of small quantities of the drug and paraphernalia. House Bill 1201, brought by Rep. Shannon Roers Jones, R-Fargo, failed 13-32. The House... Read more
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