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Helena, Montana - A measure that seeks to expand the availability of medical marijuana in Montana has qualified for the November ballot. The Secretary of State's Office certified Wednesday that supporters of Initiative 182 had gathered 26,668 verified signatures. I-182 seeks to reverse...

Helena, Montana - A measure that seeks to expand the availability of medical marijuana in Montana has qualified for the November ballot. The Secretary of State's Office certified Wednesday that supporters of Initiative 182 had gathered 26,668 verified signatures. I-182 seeks to reverse...

Efforts to place a local medical cannabis initiative on the November ballot have hit a roadblock. The author of that measure, Phil Ganong says problems surfaced with the freelance workers hired to collect signatures to qualify the initiative for the ballot. "What we do is we sit down and...

Efforts to place a local medical cannabis initiative on the November ballot have hit a roadblock. The author of that measure, Phil Ganong says problems surfaced with the freelance workers hired to collect signatures to qualify the initiative for the ballot. "What we do is we sit down and...

Little Rock, Arakansas - Secretary of the State Mark Martin has confirmed the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act will be on the 2016 ballot. The initiative will allow Arkansas doctors to recommend medical cannabis for sick and dying patients. Martin confirmed that Arkansans for Compassionate...

Little Rock - Groups trying to get casino legalization, medical marijuana and limits on medical lawsuits before Arkansas voters submitted thousands of signatures to election officials on Friday in hopes of qualifying for the November ballot. The groups submitted their petitions for the three...

Little Rock, Arkansas — Voters in Arkansas could now see two medical marijuana initiatives on the November ballot. One measure, called the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act (AMCA), was approved for the ballot Thursday. The signatures for a second ballot issue, the Arkansas Medical Marijuana...

Little Rock, Arkansas — Voters in Arkansas could now see two medical marijuana initiatives on the November ballot. One measure, called the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act (AMCA), was approved for the ballot Thursday. The signatures for a second ballot issue, the Arkansas Medical Marijuana...

Backers of a proposed ballot measure that would have put a number of marijuana regulations in to the state constitution, including strict potency limits, announced Friday they were withdrawing their effort to gather signatures and put the issue on the November ballot. "We simply couldn't go...

Bismarck - The chairman of a group gathering petition signatures to put a medical marijuana initiative before North Dakota voters says it has successfully reached the signature count needed for November ballot access. Supporters of the North Dakota Compassionate Care Act will hold a 2 p.m...

Bismarck - The chairman of a group gathering petition signatures to put a medical marijuana initiative before North Dakota voters says it has successfully reached the signature count needed for November ballot access. Supporters of the North Dakota Compassionate Care Act will hold a 2 p.m...

Polling this week reiterates that Arkansans are ready for the medical use of marijuana to become public policy here. A Talk Business & Politics/Hendrix College survey shows a comfortable lead (58 percent to 34 percent) for such a measure. The problem for advocates for allowing patients' use of...

I hear the AUMA has made it to the ballot. Which way are you leaning? - Imonda Phince The Adult Use of Marijuana Act has made it to the ballot. California voters will get a chance to join Oregon, Washington, Colorado and Alaska by legalizing recreational marijuana use for adults. Other states...

The upcoming ballot may have a question regarding an extra tax on marijuana. The tax may be in the form of an excise tax or an extra sales tax. According to the memorandum, counties are specifically authorized to impose an excise tax on the first sale or transfer of unprocessed retail marijuana...

Laguna Beach — City officials will draft a medical marijuana ballot measure as an alternative to a citizen-backed initiative pushing for two dispensaries in the city. The measure, considered a way for the city to keep local control, could include allowing one dispensary under certain...

Laguna Beach — City officials will draft a medical marijuana ballot measure as an alternative to a citizen-backed initiative pushing for two dispensaries in the city. The measure, considered a way for the city to keep local control, could include allowing one dispensary under certain...

The highest court in Massachusetts is rewriting the wording of a ballot question that seeks to legalize recreational marijuana, announcing the change in a ruling issued Wednesday morning. The same day proponents for marijuana legalization submitted signatures to put the measure on the ballot...

Boston - The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court said in an opinion Wednesday that a proposed ballot question legalizing marijuana can proceed to the November 2016 ballot. A group of 57 voters, including Westborough's Josephine Hensley as the lead plaintiff, argued in a lawsuit that the...

The Massachusetts Municipal Association, which represents the city and town governments in the state, has voted to oppose a ballot question that would legalize recreational marijuana here. The MMA's board voted unanimously this month, according to its executive director, Geoff Beckwith. The...

The Long Beach City Council, normally a harmonious group, has become fractured over how to deal with medical marijuana in the city. It remains to be seen how the divisiveness on this issue will ultimately affect neighborhoods and businesses. Last week's debate on medpot was laced with...