Election Day is finally over. The votes have been (mostly) counted, and the results are (mostly) in. Cannabis legalization was a hot topic during the midterm election. Five states had adult-use legalization measures on the ballot, along with more than …
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Idaho Cannabis Activists Push For Recreational Weed Legalization on 2022 Ballot
Leaders of pro-cannabis movements are confident that – with recent victories in states like Montana and South Dakota – Idaho is ready for a big change in marijuana policy. COVID-19 Halts Weed Legalization in Idaho Earlier this year, Idaho marijuana …
Read More »1 in 3 Americans Now Lives in a State Where Recreational Marijuana is Legal
As of December 2020, 1 in 3 Americans now lives in a state where recreational marijuana is legal A National Marijuana Movement Around 16 million Americans were added to the list of states that allow anyone over the age of …
Read More »Seven in ten Americans back expunging marijuana convictions, new poll finds
Seven in ten Americans support clearing the records of people with non-violent marijuana convictions, according to a new poll. The YouGov survey, which was released on Tuesday and involved 7,141 participants, asked whether U.S. adults “support or oppose expunging marijuana-related …
Read More »New Poll: The Politics of Medical Marijuana Heats Up For 2018
November’s midterm elections are just around the corner and a new poll offers some timely advice for candidates running for the House or Senate – support medical marijuana as part of your platform in 2018. On Monday, Politico’s Kevin Robillard …
Read More »North Dakota Lawmakers Sign Off on Medical Marijuana Rules
By Blake Nicholson BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers on Monday signed off on rules for the state’s developing medical marijuana program, a necessary move if the drug is to be available to patients later this year. The Legislature’s …
Read More »New laws increase access to healthcare delivery for advanced practice registered nurses
As 2017 comes to a close, many states have enacted laws and regulations expanding access to healthcare provided by advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), according to the 30th Annual Legislative Update in the January issue of The Nurse Practitioner. “In …
Read More »Writing error endangers South Dakota marijuana ballot initiative
Published: Aug 1, 2017, 1:55 pm • Updated: Aug 1, 2017, 2:05 pm By The Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A writing error could cost a ballot measure campaign its chance to legalize recreational marijuana in South Dakota next …
Read More »Finding the Positives in Chief Keef’s Airport Weed Arrest
This morning, after hearing that Attorney General Jeff Sessions was attempting to dismantle all of the medical marijuana progress America has made in the last decade or so, it felt like my world was closing in. Then, I calmed myself …
Read More »Legalization Supporters Can Now Collect Signatures in South Dakota
On Thursday, supporters of a proposed South Dakota measure to legalize recreational marijuana received a proverbial green light from the state’s attorney general and can now begin collecting the necessary signatures to place their initiative on the 2018 ballot.
A perennial underdog in the Mount Rushmore State, backers of the adult-use initiative will need to submit approximately 14,000 valid signatures by November 6, 2017, to be considered by South Dakota’s voters during the 2018 General Election.
“An initiated measure to legalize all quantities of marijuana and to make other changes to State law involving marijuana,” South Dakota’s