Idaho Medical Marijuana Advocates Can Start Gathering Signatures for 2020 Ballot Initiative

Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney on Friday announced the petition filed with his office has met all requirements, and petitioners are cleared to begin collecting signatures.


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BOISE – Medical marijuana advocates have until April 30, 2020, to collect signatures from 55,057 registered Idaho voters to get an initiative on the general election ballot next year.

Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney on Friday announced the petition filed with his office has met all requirements, and petitioners are cleared to begin collecting signatures.

Idaho Cannabis Coalition, which filed the petition, must collect the signatures from at least 18 of Idaho’s 35 legislative districts and include signatures from at least 6% of registered voters from each district to qualify the proposal for the ballot.

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