It’s likely North Dakota voters will get an opportunity to vote on some form of marijuana legalization in the November 2020 election. The shape of any ballot measure will be decided over the next few months. David Owen, chairman of Legalize ND, which spearheaded the 2018 failed measure, held a recent organizational meeting. Owen said […]
North Dakota
North Dakota House passes number of medical marijuana bills
The North Dakota House on Monday passed a series of bills aimed at expanding the state’s medical marijuana law. Lawmakers passed four bills that would amend the state’s medical marijuana law, including one that would add 13 new medical conditions to the current list of debilitating medical conditions. Rep. Robin Weisz, R-Hurdsfield, chairman of the […]
Marijuana Embraced in Michigan, Utah and Missouri, but Rejected in North Dakota
Marijuana initiatives appeared on ballots in four states in the midterm elections. In Michigan and North Dakota, initiatives gave voters the opportunity to legalize marijuana for recreational use. In Missouri and Utah, voters chose whether to allow people who are sick to use the drug for medical reasons. Here are the results of those initiatives. […]
North Dakota Voters Reject Recreational Marijuana Measure
U.S. efforts to legalize recreational marijuana use saw mixed results on Tuesday, as voters in Michigan approved a measure legalizing the drug while North Dakotans looked set to block it. Michigan became the 10th U.S. state to legalize recreational pot use, according to CNN and advocates. Its proposal also levies a 10 percent sales tax […]
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 approved one of the country’s most progressive medical marijuana bills in June, the New York Department […]
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 legalize or expand medical cannabis access. The outcome of the 2018 midterm elections will be […]
North Dakota to vote on recreational marijuana in November
North Dakotans will vote this November on a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana, state officials announced Monday. Secretary of State Al Jaeger said that Legalize ND, the group leading the charge to get the question on the ballot, submitted 14,637 signatures last month, about 1,200 more than required. If passed, the ballot measure would permit […]
Recreational Marijuana Petition In North Dakota Needs 2,500 More Signatures To Reach Ballot
Proponents of legalizing recreational marijuana use are about 2,500 signatures away from requirements for a measure to be placed on the November ballot. The measure needs 13,452 valid, qualified signatures to go to a vote, according to the North Dakota Secretary of State’s office. The petition calls for full legalization for those older than the […]
Medical Marijuana Will Not Be Covered by North Dakota Heath Insurers
FARGO—North Dakota voters overwhelmingly approved the legalization of medical marijuana, and lawmakers are grappling with launching the program. But patients are about to learn that legalization does not mean insurance will cover the cost. Major health insurers in North Dakota have said they will not provide coverage for medical marijuana, which voters approved in the […]
North Dakota Medical Marijuana Supporters Hope To Be On November Ballot
BISMARCK — North Dakotans may decide in November whether marijuana should be available for medical use, but they won’t vote on full legalization of pot after sponsors of that proposed measure failed to muster the necessary signatures by Monday’s deadline. More than a dozen supporters of the medical marijuana measure delivered about 17,600 petition signatures […]
Medical Marijuana Petition Circulating in North Dakota
Backers of a proposed medical marijuana ballot measure can begin gathering signatures Monday following approval of petition language by the North Dakota Secretary of State. Secretary of State Al Jaeger informed the media by email late Monday afternoon that the petition language had been approved. Members of the North Dakota Committee for Medical Marijuana had […]
North Dakota Ready to Push Ballot Measure to Legalize Marijuana
The chairman of a group that wants to legalize medical marijuana in North Dakota said they will submit a petition Tuesday to the Secretary of State’s Office for approval so they can start gathering signatures to try to put the measure to voters next year. Rilie Ray Morgan, a financial advisor from Fargo, said he’s […]
Marijuana in Wonderland: Making Sense of a Judge’s Anti-Cannabis Ruling
By Barry Gainsburg “When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’ ” — Lewis Carroll, from Through the Looking Glass Last week, the U.S. District Court in Northern California declined to declare the federal classification of marijuana […]
North Dakota Lawmakers Kill Medical Marijuana Bill
BISMARCK – House lawmakers scrapped a bill Wednesday aimed at making North Dakota the 24th state to legalize medical marijuana, saying it was premature and carried too many risks that outweighed the potential benefits. House Bill 1430 failed 26-67, with one member absent. The bipartisan bill would have allowed patients and caregivers to possess a […]
Pro-weed ads prompt blunt exchange between Walker and Burke campaigns
In a governor’s race full of twists and turns, it has now come to this: A national conservative group — a Super PAC supported by the Koch brothers in the past — is lighting up social media with nine humorous ads promoting the Libertarian candidate for governor, Robert Burke, because he wants to legalize marijuana. […]
Poll: Medical marijuana OK, recreational use opposed in N.D.
A plurality of 47 percent of poll respondents supports the legalization of medical marijuana, with 41 percent opposed and 9 percent neutral, according to a poll commissioned by Forum Communications Co. and conducted by the University of North Dakota College of Business and Public Administration. But more than two-thirds — 68 percent — opposed legalizing […]
North Dakota Law
North Dakota Hemp Law Laws Authorizing Commercial Hemp Cultivation Year Passed: 1999 Summary: The North Dakota Legislature approved House Bill 1428 recognizing industrial hemp having no more than 0.3 percent THC as an “oilseed.” This legislation also establishes licensing procedures to allow local farmers to grow hemp commercially. Applicants must complete a criminal history check, […]
