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Legalizing marijuana could be on California's November ballot and it appears like an overwhelming number of people support a measure for adult pot use. The Sacramento Bee reported that 600,000 signatures were raised for the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, far more than the roughly 365,000 needed...

A proposal to legalize recreational use of marijuana is likely headed to Maine voters this fall. Secretary of State Matt Dunlap determined Wednesday that the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol had gathered more than the 61,123 petition signatures from registered Maine voters that are...

Oklahomans, thankfully, are getting another chance to do the right thing. A new initiative petition aimed at legalizing medical marijuana is now in the secretary of state's hands and soon could be available for signing — with the goal of giving voters the right this November to decide whether...

Oklahoma's most recent Democratic gubernatorial nominee is spearheading an effort to let state residents vote on the use of medical marijuana. 2014 nominee and former state Rep. Joe Dorman is a board member of Oklahomans for Health. On Monday the group filed an initiative petition to begin...

Rose Renton, mother of Alex, 19 who passed away last year launched the Rose Renton Medicinal Cannabis Petition 2016 at the start of the month. Ms Renton aims to collect 500,000 signatures to present to parliament by the July 1, marking a year since her son passed away. Although she hasn't...

The Ohio Ballot Board certified an initiative on Thursday, clearing another step to take medical marijuana to a statewide vote. Ohioans for Medical Marijuana must collect 305,591 signatures from registered voters by early July to get the issue on the November 2016. The initiative would create...

It looks like you may be voting on the subject of medical marijuana in Ohio after all. After earlier rejecting the petition, the Ohio Attorney General's Office has certified the petition for the proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution regarding the legalization of marijuana for medical use...

A new survey of state residents likely to vote this fall found that a clear 53% majority of Michiganders would just say yes to legalizing and taxing marijuana. The survey's result was no surprise to groups hoping to gather 253,000 signatures in Michigan to get a marijuana measure on November...

A group wanting to legalize medical marijuana in Arkansas has collected enough signatures to get the proposal on the November ballot, but its goal is to collect thousands more. The group Arkansans for Compassionate Care said volunteers have collected more than 68,000 signatures they need to put...

A committee hoping to legalize marijuana in North Dakota is having some trouble getting organized in Grand Forks. The group LegalizeND has had success collecting signatures in Fargo and other parts of the state since mid-March. But here in Grand Forks, while a few people have the forms...

An effort to legalize recreational use of marijuana in Maine did not qualify for the November ballot, according to the Secretary of State's Office. Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said in a statement Wednesday that the proposal did not have enough valid signatures of Maine voters. The campaign...

More than half Idaho residents are against the legalization of marijuana, according to a poll conducted by Idaho Politics Weekly. A group of 605 were surveyed by pollsters Dan Jones and Associations in January showed that 53% were strongly opposed, in contrast to 17% that strongly supported and...

With six frustrating months behind them, those driving the effort to legalize medical marijuana look forward to the 12 ahead of them, they said Friday. "It's a new day," said Madalene Ordes, treasurer of the 420 Wyoming Political Action Committee. "We didn't make 2016, but by God we're still...

The ballot measure to legalize medical marijuana in South Dakota has been thrown out, but supporters aren't giving up yet.. The Secretary of States' Office says that the initiated measure was rejected because it did not meet the required number of signatures to be placed on the ballot. A random...

South Dakota Secretary of State Shantel Krebs said Wednesday that an attempt to place an initiated measure on a statewide ballot to legalize marijuana for medical use has failed due to invalid signatures. Krebs said late Wednesday that the measure was rejected because it did not meet the...

Voters won't get the chance — at least not this year — to decide whether medical marijuana should be legal in Wyoming. The Wyoming chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws confirmed Monday that the group will fall thousands of signatures short of getting the...

The group trying to get voters to decide whether to legalize medical marijuana in Wyoming will fall short of the state's requirements to get the question on the 2016 ballot. A spokeswoman with Wyoming chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws confirmed Monday that...

A proposal to legalize marijuana in Arizona is on track to qualify for the ballot as the state joins a growing movement looking to loosen pot laws around the country in the November elections. A spokesman for Arizona's leading recreational marijuana initiative said the measure has already...

Those supporting a proposal to legalize medical marijuana in North Dakota have collected several thousand signatures just a few weeks after petitions hit the streets. Ray Morgan of Fargo, chairman of the sponsoring committee, says petition carriers report having little problem finding people to...

A marijuana legalization campaign is nearing its goal of gathering 150,000 valid signatures to get on the November ballot. The initiative would ask Arizona voters to legalize marijuana for recreational use and establish a network of licensed cannabis shops where sales of the drug would be...