OK cannabis signatures certified, but might miss Nov ballot (Newsletter: August 23, 2022)
NE medical marijuana not on ballot; CA gov vetoes safe consumption; Opponents try to block AR & MO legalization votes; PA Senate race’s cannabis focus Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shapingContinue Reading
Oklahoma Officials Say Marijuana Initiative Has Enough Signatures, But It Might Miss This November’s Ballot
Oklahoma officials certified on Monday that activists have collected enough valid signatures to place a marijuana legalization initiative before voters. But the measure may not end up on this November’s ballot as planned, because there are still additional formalities the proposal needs to go through as state deadlines to printContinue Reading
Will social equity in Illinois live up to the hype?
Illinois broke through the chatter with big talk about helping social equity businesses take off. Will the state live up to the hype? The post Will social equity in Illinois live up to the hype? appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Will social equity in Illinois live upContinue Reading
California Governor Vetoes Bill On Safe Drug Consumption Sites Despite Longtime Support For Harm Reduction
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday vetoed a bill to create a pilot program for safe drug consumption sites in major cities across the state—a decision viewed as a setback to the harm reduction movement that contradicts the governor’s progressive drug policy reform record. There was an open questionContinue Reading
Oof: Nebraska medical marijuana measures won’t appear on ballot, again
Advocates came up 10,000 signatures short in their bid to put medical legalization before voters. The post Oof: Nebraska medical marijuana measures won’t appear on ballot, again appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Oof: Nebraska medical marijuana measures won’t appear on ballot, againContinue Reading
Marijuana Prohibitionists Ask Courts To Block Arkansas And Missouri Voters From Deciding On Legalization
Prohibitionists are again aiming to leverage the court system to stop voters from having the chance to enact marijuana legalization at the ballot, with new legal challenges threatening reform initiatives in Arkansas and Missouri. Most recently, a lawsuit filed in Missouri on Friday argues that the language of a legalizationContinue Reading
Break out the bubbly with 3CHI’s new delta-8 seltzers
A new, high twist on hard seltzers from 3CHI. These delta-8 seltzers make for an epic crowd-pleaser with 20mg D-8 per can. The post Break out the bubbly with 3CHI’s new delta-8 seltzers appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Break out the bubbly with 3CHI’s new delta-8 seltzersContinue Reading
Nebraska Medical Marijuana Initiatives Will Not Appear On November Ballot, State Announces
A pair of medical marijuana legalization initiatives will not appear on Nebraska’s ballot in November, the state announced on Monday. While activists with Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana (NMM) had held out hope that they turned in enough raw signatures to qualify, the verification process showed that they came up shortContinue Reading
How Missouri’s Marijuana Initiative Secured A Ballot Spot After Signature Verification Setbacks
“This time around, we were ready. And we wanted to avoid litigating, of course. And that worked out real well.” By Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent In a span of a little over two weeks, an initiative petition to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri made an unexpected comeback. In late July,Continue Reading
Dr. Oz Attacks Fetterman’s Popular Marijuana Legalization Stance In Pennsylvania Senate Race, Despite Previously Endorsing Reform Himself
The race for a U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania is putting drug policy reform in the spotlight, with the GOP candidate known best as Dr. Oz and the national Republican party evidently convinced that an effective line of attack is to challenge the Democratic nominee’s support for issues like marijuanaContinue Reading