In 2016 North Dakota voters passed Measure 5 then the legislature drafted rules and a Republican governor signed it into law. Gov. Doug Burgum supports cannabis law reform and last May the red state quietly decriminalized possession of small amounts.
More than 2,200 people are enrolled in North Dakota’s medical marijuana program. Medical Marijuana Division Director Jason Wahl says the growth rate has been much faster than anticipated. Wahl says there were 2,000 patients enrolled in the program by the end of 2019. He says that threshold wasn’t expected to be reached until June, 30, 2020. There are currently eight medical marijuana dispensaries across the state. [KFGO]
To legalize for all adults advocates for the Freedom of Cannabis Act have 18,000 signatures of 32,000 needed to get on the general election ballot and petitioners for Legalize ND need to get at least 13,452 qualified signatures.
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