North Dakota voters could see a “consumer-friendly, yet highly regulated” recreational cannabis legalization proposal on their November ballots.
Only limited business opportunities would be available if the ballot initiative campaign that submitted initial paperwork to the secretary of state on Tuesday is successful, according to the North Dakota Monitor.
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If the petition is approved for circulation, organizers would need to collect 16,000 valid signatures by July 8 to qualify for the ballot.
State voters rejected adult-use legalization in 2022 by a margin of 55%-45%.
Organizers include a former mayor of Bismarck, the state’s capital and second-most-populous city, as well as executives from medical marijuana businesses active in North Dakota.
If passed, the proposed measure would require the state to “implement” sales by Oct.
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