North Dakota activists on Monday turned in what they believe to be more than enough signatures to place a marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot.
The campaign New Approach ND delivered 25,762 signatures to the secretary of state’s office, which will now go through a verification process before the measure is potentially qualified. Activists need 15,582 valid signatures from registered voters to make the cut.
This development comes about three months after the campaign was cleared by the state to begin the signature drive.
The initiative would allow adults 21 and older to purchase and possess up to one ounce of cannabis and grow up to three plants for personal use. Its provisions largely mirror the House-passed legalization bill that was ultimately rejected by the Senate.
“So many people I spoke to were excited to sign our petition, strongly supporting the initiative for a wide variety of reasons,” New Approach ND Treasurer Mark Friese said in a press release. “Having practiced criminal law for more than 20 years, and as a former police officer, it is obvious the status quo of arresting adults for small amounts of marijuana doesn’t make our communities any safer—it only wastes limited law enforcement
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