(This story originally appeared in the October 2022 issue of MJBizMagazine.)
As cannabis executives watch the 2022 midterm elections, one factor that could affect races for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives – and the likelihood of federal marijuana reform – is congressional redistricting.
Every 10 years, after the U.S. census, states are required to update their boundaries for voting districts.
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Federal law requires that districts have roughly equal populations and that they don’t discriminate based on race and ethnicity.
Who is in charge of redistricting varies by state, but in most states, the responsibility belongs to the political party that controls its legislative chambers and governorships.
Unsurprisingly, the political parties that control redistricting efforts often try to gerrymander voting districts in their favor.
But there are some checks against that happening, such as the courts.
Winners and losers
After the 2020 census, states drew up their newest voter-district maps,
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