North Dakota medical marijuana program proving popular January 11, 2021 AggregatedNews North Dakota 0 Comments More North Dakotans are participating in the medical marijuana program than the state Department of Health expected. "We have just under 4,400 patients that have a medical marijuana card," Medical Marijuana Division Director Jason Wahl told Prairie Public. He had earlier… Read More→
North Dakota marijuana legalization group will aim for November, not June ballot February 11, 2020 AggregatedNews North Dakota 0 Comments Advocates seeking to plant marijuana legalization in North Dakota’s constitution have shifted their focus from the June primary ballot to the November general election. Petitions with at least 26,904 signatures of qualified electors would have been due Monday to Secretary… Read More→
North Dakotans likely to vote again on marijuana April 14, 2019 AggregatedNews North Dakota 0 Comments 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… Read More→
North Dakota House passes number of medical marijuana bills February 19, 2019 AggregatedNews North Dakota 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Marijuana Embraced in Michigan, Utah and Missouri, but Rejected in North Dakota November 8, 2018 AggregatedNews Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, Utah 0 Comments 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… Read More→
North Dakota Voters Reject Recreational Marijuana Measure November 7, 2018 AggregatedNews North Dakota 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Where marijuana is on the ballot tomorrow — and where it’s most likely to win November 5, 2018 AggregatedNews Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, Utah 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Marijuana and the midterms October 15, 2018 AggregatedNews Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, Utah 0 Comments 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… Read More→
North Dakota to vote on recreational marijuana in November August 16, 2018 AggregatedNews North Dakota 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Recreational Marijuana Petition In North Dakota Needs 2,500 More Signatures To Reach Ballot April 24, 2018 AggregatedNews North Dakota 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Medical Marijuana Will Not Be Covered by North Dakota Heath Insurers January 9, 2017 AggregatedNews North Dakota 0 Comments 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… Read More→
North Dakota Medical Marijuana Supporters Hope To Be On November Ballot July 12, 2016 AggregatedNews North Dakota 0 Comments 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.… Read More→
Medical Marijuana Petition Circulating in North Dakota December 1, 2015 AggregatedNews North Dakota, Policy & Legal 0 Comments 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… Read More→
North Dakota Ready to Push Ballot Measure to Legalize Marijuana October 27, 2015 AggregatedNews North Dakota, Policy & Legal 0 Comments 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… Read More→
North Dakota Lawmakers Kill Medical Marijuana Bill February 19, 2015 AggregatedNews North Dakota, Policy & Legal 0 Comments 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… Read More→