North Dakotans File Legal Marijuana Petition, ‘Cannabis Legalization Is Coming, And It’s Coming Fast’
A group of 27 North Dakotans filed a 2024 ballot measure petition Tuesday to legalize adult-use cannabis.
What happened: A cannabis advocacy committee, New Economic Frontier, is sponsoring the measure that would allow adults 21 and older to legally use and purchase marijuana for recreational purposes.
The measure needs to collect 15,582 valid signatures by July 8th to qualify for the November 2024 ballot.
“Cannabis legalization is coming, and it’s coming fast,” said a New Economic Frontier chair Steve Bakken in a statement. “We’ve got a choice here – let out-of-state interests call the shots, or take the lead ourselves,” “We’ve carefully crafted this initiative right here in North …