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Opponents of a ballot initiative that seeks to ask voters to legalize recreational marijuana for adults filed a lawsuit on July 11 to keep the measure off the November ballot, citing that the would-be law misleads voters in its petition summaries concerning how many of Arizona's laws it would...

Arizonans may raise some eyebrows this fall by voting in favor of a ballot initiative legalizing recreational marijuana, according to the state's former health director. "It's a much more conservative state than Colorado, but we have a real libertarian streak and so we might surprise people...

Montana voters will decide this November on a statewide initiative to restore and expand elements of the state's medical cannabis program. The Secretary of State's office has affirmed that initiative proponents, Montana Citizens for I-182, submitted sufficient signatures from registered...

Montana voters will decide this November on a statewide initiative to restore and expand elements of the state's medical cannabis program. The Secretary of State's office has affirmed that initiative proponents, Montana Citizens for I-182, submitted sufficient signatures from registered...

The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry has joined forces with leaders from across the state to stop a group that is trying to get a recreational marijuana initiative on the ballot this fall. In a complaint filed in the Superior Court of Arizona, the plaintiffs allege that the circulars...

At a board meeting held on Saturday, February 20th in Washington, DC, the NORML Board of Directors voted to endorse the Arizona Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act initiative to legalize marijuana in Arizona. That initiative has now officially qualified for the ballot in November. The...

The Republican platform committee rejects medical marijuana, medical marijuana research issues get a hearing in the Senate, Arkansas will vote on at least one medical marijuana initiative this Fall - maybe 2 - and more. NationalOn Monday, the GOP rejected a medical marijuana platform plank...

The Republican platform committee rejects medical marijuana, medical marijuana research issues get a hearing in the Senate, Arkansas will vote on at least one medical marijuana initiative this Fall - maybe 2 - and more. NationalOn Monday, the GOP rejected a medical marijuana platform plank...

The Republican platform committee rejects medical marijuana, medical marijuana research issues get a hearing in the Senate, Arkansas will vote on at least one medical marijuana initiative this fall - maybe two, and more. National On Monday, the GOP rejected a medical marijuana platform...

The Republican platform committee rejects medical marijuana, medical marijuana research issues get a hearing in the Senate, Arkansas will vote on at least one medical marijuana initiative this fall - maybe two, and more. National On Monday, the GOP rejected a medical marijuana platform...

The Golden State has been a leader in cannabis culture and policy. California was the first state to legalize medical marijuana 20 years ago. Soon, it could become the fifth and largest state to approve recreational use, with an initiative on the ballot for voters this November. California's...

Little Rock, Arkansas - The group behind a second medical marijuana ballot initiative submitted their signatures on Friday, but an initiative to legalize recreational pot did not get enough signatures by the deadline, officials say. Signatures for the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment are...

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...

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...

Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap announced June 27 that the initiative to regulate marijuana like alcohol will appear on the state ballot as Question 1. Historically, the first measure on a ballot gets more votes and has a higher chance of passage. The final wording of the ballot question...

It has been a good few weeks for those who want to see marijuana legalized in Arizona. Days after U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego announced his support for the state's leading legalization ballot initiative, the group behind the measure, the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, submitted...

It's official: Come Nov. 8, Californians will be voting on whether to legalize recreational marijuana. An initiative that would allow adults to consume cannabis became eligible for the ballot Tuesday, after election officials verified it had received more than the required 365,880 valid...

U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVES MARIJUANA BANKING A new measure has been approved by the U.S. Senate Committee that would allow banking institutions to offer financial services to marijuana businesses. State-legalized marijuana businesses will soon be able to operate as a traditional business...

U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVES MARIJUANA BANKING A new measure has been approved by the U.S. Senate Committee that would allow banking institutions to offer financial services to marijuana businesses. State-legalized marijuana businesses will soon be able to operate as a traditional business...