North Dakota voters will have the chance to decide on marijuana legalization at the ballot this November.
About a month after activists turned in signatures for their reform initiative, Secretary of State Al Jaeger’s (R) office approved the measure on Monday, certifying that the campaign had submitted enough valid petitions to put the measure before voters
New Approach ND was initially cleared for signature gathering in April. It ended up turning in 23,368 valid submissions. While a couple thousand were deemed invalid, the state said that activists ultimately came out ahead with 7,786 more valid signatures than needed.
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.
Jaeger’s office has rejected two other ballot initiatives on unrelated issues this cycle after determining that many of the signatures those campaigns collected were invalid, but New Approach ND campaign manager David Owen previously said that they were confident that they took the necessary precautions to ensure that their measure would be accepted.
Here’s a breakdown of the measure’s key provisions:
-Adults
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