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Legislation and Regulation

Arizona Cannabis Campaign Organizer Confident Group’s Adult-Use Legalization Measure Will Appear on 2020 Ballot

Stacy Pearson of Smart and Safe Arizona says the campaign will find out by mid-August if enough of the roughly 420,000 signatures submitted are valid to qualify the initiative for the ballot.

July 20, 2020

Missouri

After Unsuccessful 2020 Signature Campaign to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis in Missouri, Group Looks to 2022

Missourians for a New Approach is confident it will be able to pass a similar measure in 2022.

July 14, 2020

Election Watch

Nebraskans For Medical Marijuana Meets Signature Requirement for 2020 Ballot Initiative

Campaign leaders are hopeful that they have gathered enough valid signatures to allow Nebraskans to vote on legalizing medical marijuana this November.

July 13, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

Pennsylvania State Senators Issue Letter to Gov. Tom Wolf Urging Adult-Use Legalization Consideration

Fifteen Democratic state senators say legalization would lesson the blow of the economic shortfall caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

July 10, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

Arkansas Campaigns Fall Short on Signatures to Qualify Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Measures for 2020 Ballot, Refocus Efforts on 2022 Election

Arkansans for Cannabis Reform and Arkansas True Grass failed to submit enough signatures by a July 3 deadline to place their initiatives on the state’s 2020 ballot.

July 9, 2020

Interviews & Opinion

Legalize ND Refocuses Cannabis Legalization Efforts on North Dakota’s 2022 Ballot: Legalization Watch

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult for the group to collect the required number of signatures ahead of a July 6 deadline to qualify its adult-use legalization initiative for the 2020 ballot.

June 18, 2020

Interviews & Opinion

Arkansans for Cannabis Reform Turns to Mail-In Petitions to Qualify Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Initiative for 2020 Ballot: Legalization Watch

Executive Director Melissa Fults says the campaign is up against the COVID-19 pandemic, political unrest and recent protests against police brutality in its quest to collect nearly 90,000 signatures by July 3.

June 4, 2020

Interviews & Opinion

NJ CAN 2020 Aims to Advance the Social Justice Conversation Ahead of New Jersey’s Cannabis Legalization Vote This Fall: Legalization Watch

The campaign is supporting the state’s 2020 ballot initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis and plans to lobby for social equity policies if voters approve the issue in November.

May 26, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

Montana’s Cannabis Legalization Campaign Launches Signature Drive Despite COVID-19 Setbacks: Legalization Watch

After losing a court battle to collect signatures electronically, New Approach Montana kicked off a statewide signature drive to get two complementary adult-use cannabis legalization measures on the state’s 2020 ballot.

May 11, 2020

Interviews & Opinion

Arizona Activists Continue Efforts to Qualify Cannabis Ballot Initiative: Legalization Watch

Smart and Safe Arizona has asked the state’s Supreme Court to allow the campaign to gather signatures electronically due to COVID-19, but is confident that it can get the issue before voters regardless of the outcome.

May 7, 2020

Interviews & Opinion

New York Governor’s Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Proposal Cut from State Budget: Legalization Watch

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said there was “too little time” to legalize cannabis ahead of the April 1 deadline to approve the sprawling state budget.

April 1, 2020

Coronavirus and Cannabis

Coronavirus Could Jeopardize Campaign to Place Cannabis Legalization Initiative on Missouri’s November Ballot: Legalization Watch

Missourians for a New Approach was on pace to meet its campaign goals until COVID-19 halted efforts to gather signatures for its petition.

March 31, 2020