Ballot Initiatives

About 67% of Florida voters plan to vote ‘yes’ on the proposed ballot question to legalize adult-use cannabis in the state, according to a recent poll by the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab.

There are now two adult-use cannabis legalization ballot measures being proposed in South Dakota; the measures will each require 17,509 valid petition signatures from registered South Dakota voters to qualify for the 2024 general election.

Ohio voters opted to legalize adult-use cannabis during Tuesday’s election. Under the new law, adults aged 21+ can purchase and possess up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis and grow plants at home.

Republican lawmakers in Ohio have approved a resolution opposing the cannabis legalization question going to state voters next month, urging citizens to vote “no” on the proposal.

Cannabis multistate operator Trulieve has contributed another $500,000 to Smart & Safe Florida — which is leading the campaign to legalize adult-use cannabis in Florida — increasing the company’s total contributions to the campaign to $39.55 million.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has issued a legal analysis on the state’s proposed cannabis legalization ballot initiative in an effort to provide “vital clarity and transparency” ahead of the November 7 vote.

The Florida Supreme Court is set to hear arguments next month on the state’s proposed cannabis legalization ballot initiative. Attorney General Ashley Moody is leading the challenge against the initiative, claiming the measure “misleads” voters.

Cannabis advocates in Nebraska are making the state’s third attempt to legalize medical cannabis via a voter ballot initiative.

A recent poll found that 60% of Floridians support legalizing adult-use cannabis in the state, while 83% said they supported the state’s current medical cannabis program.

According to a recent poll, a 59% majority of Ohioans support the upcoming ballot initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis. If approved, Ohio would be the 24th U.S. state to pass a cannabis legalization proposal.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) and the Ohio Association of Health Commissioners, which represents the state’s 112 local health departments, have come out against the state’s upcoming adult-use cannabis legalization ballot initiative.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has confirmed that the campaign to legalize adult-use cannabis in the state successfully gathered enough signatures to put the issue before voters this November.

A recent Ohio State University study found that adult-use cannabis sales in the state could generate between $275 million and $403 million in tax revenues by the fifth year of operations.

South Dakota AG Marty Jackley released a draft ballot explanation for a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize adult-use cannabis in the state. The measure will require 17,509 signatures in order to appear on the 2024 ballot.

Advocates behind Ohio’s latest effort to legalize adult-use cannabis have submitted additional signatures to the Ohio Secretary of State’s office after the campaign came up 679 signatures short last month.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said in a new brief filed with the Florida Supreme Court that the proposed constitutional amendment to legalize adult-use cannabis in the state “misleads” voters to benefit Trulieve, the state’s largest medical cannabis company.

The Florida Supreme Court has given state Attorney General Ashley Moody extra time — until August 2 — to challenge a proposed ballot initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis in the Sunshine State.

Ohio cannabis advocates who are seeking to put a legalization question to voters in 2024 came up 679 valid signatures short of their goal. The campaign was given until August 4 to gather the rest of the signatures.

The Massachusetts-based group Mental Health Options last week filed paperwork signaling plans to put a psychedelics decriminalization ballot question to voters.

Ohio cannabis advocates with the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol say they have collected enough signatures to put a legalization question before voters.

Florida’s attorney general asked the state Supreme Court to disqualify a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize adult-use cannabis in the state, arguing the ballot summary is “misleading to voters.”

The campaign to legalize adult-use cannabis in Florida via a voter initiative has secured enough signatures to put the issue on the state ballot.