Voters in five states will decide on marijuana legalization on their November ballots—and voters in one state will have the chance to enact a historic reform to legalize psychedelics possession.
As Congress continues to stall on broad drug policy reform, the wave of state-level policy changes stands to grow bigger in the midterm elections.
What’s all the more notable about this year’s votes is that four out of five states deciding on cannabis legalization are traditionally conservative—a testament to the increasingly bipartisan nature of marijuana reform. And in the lead up to Election Day, polling bodes well for most of the campaigns.
Here’s a rundown of the measures that voters will decide on this November:
Arkansas—Issue 4—Marijuana Legalization
The campaign Responsible Growth Arkansas turned in enough signatures to qualify for the ballot back in July, and the state certified those petitions later that month.
It wasn’t certain that votes for initiative would be counted even after signatures turned in by activists were certified by the state. The Board of Elections rejected the measure after determining that the ballot language was insufficient, prompting the campaign to file a lawsuit with the Arkansas Supreme Court.
After weeks of uncertainty, the court ruled in favor of the
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