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Cannabis Ballot Initiative

Sacramento County Voters to Decide on Cannabis Taxes in Unincorporated Areas

Under the county’s current law, cannabis businesses can only operate within city limits. New tax revenue would be earmarked for homeless services.

July 29, 2022

Missouri

Twice the Required Signatures Not Enough (Yet) For Missouri Cannabis Ballot Initiative

Initial reports show Legal Missouri 2022 is coming up short on verified signatures in some of the state’s more rural districts.

July 27, 2022

Legislation and Regulation

North Dakota Campaign Submits Over 25,000 Signatures to Place Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Measure on November Ballot

New Approach North Dakota had to turn in roughly 15,000 valid signatures to the North Dakota Secretary of State by July 11 to get its initiative before voters this fall.

July 11, 2022

Cannabis Ballot Initiative

Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana Submits Over 90,000 Signatures to Place Initiatives on November Ballot

The campaign had a July 7 deadline to turn over roughly 87,000 valid signatures on each of its two petitions to get medical cannabis legalization measures before voters this year.

July 11, 2022

Cannabis Ballot Initiative

Arkansas Voters Likely to Decide Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization in November

Advocacy group Responsible Growth Arkansas submitted more than double the needed signatures for a measure to land on the state ballot.

July 8, 2022

Legislation and Regulation

Oklahoma’s Adult-Use Cannabis Ballot Initiatives: One Group Submits Signatures to Secretary of State While Another Ramps Up Petition Drive

Oklahomans for Sensible Marijuana Laws turned in roughly 164,000 signatures this week to qualify its measure for the November ballot, while Oklahomans for Responsible Cannabis Action continues signature-gathering efforts across the state.

July 6, 2022

Nebraska

Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana Likely a Signature Bust

As the July 7 deadline looms, the grassroots ballot initiative effort to legalize medical cannabis still needs several thousand signatures.

July 5, 2022

Interviews & Opinion

Midyear Cannabis Update: 4 Industry Trends to Watch

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Jonathan Havens shares the biggest developments he’s seen so far in 2022, as well as which trends industry stakeholders should watch during the second half of the year.

July 1, 2022

Cannabis Ballot Initiative

Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana About 50K Signatures Short

With two weeks left in the ballot campaign, optimism has turned into apprehension for legalization proponents.

June 23, 2022

Medical Cannabis Access and Pricing

Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction, Removes Signature-Gathering Obstacle for Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana

The preliminary injunction blocks the Nebraska Secretary of State from enforcing a rule that requires petitioners to collect signatures from 5% of registered voters in each of the state’s 38 counties.

June 14, 2022

Cannabis Ballot Initiative

Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana Picks Up Signature Steam For Ballot Initiative

The legalization advocacy group has collected roughly half of the signatures it needs to place a pair of measures on the November 2022 ballot.

June 3, 2022

South Dakota

Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Initiative Approved for South Dakota’s 2022 Ballot

Secretary of State Steve Barnett validated South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws’ measure May 25.

June 2, 2022