Local Texas advocacy group collects signatures for decriminalization initiative
Ground Game Texas held a press event on May 25 and announced that the group had collected enough signatures to qualify for the November 2022 election. Only 1,000 valid signatures w
Cannabis decriminalization initiative in Austin, Texas, to be voted on in May
Officials in Austin, Texas have officially given the green light to a cannabis decriminalization initiative, which is now set to appear in an upcoming vote. On Jan. 18, the Austin,
How can the South Dakota Supreme Court crush the voter-approved marijuana legalization initiative?
In November 2020, South Dakota voters voted in droves for the cannabis legalization initiative. Less than a year later, the state Supreme Court dismissed the initiative after much
Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman and Marijuana Giants launch an initiative calling on Congress to legalize pot
By Nina Zdinjak A new push for cannabis legalization at the federal level has come in the form of a campaign called “Cannabis in Common” launched Tuesday by a coalition
Florida Supreme Court pulls the plug on the Recreational Cannabis Initiative
The Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a proposed initiative to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults is misleading and cannot appear on next year’s vote. The
Mississippi meltdown: Supreme court destroys government initiative system to stop medical marijuana
The Haymaker is Leafly Senior Editor Bruce Barcott’s column of opinion on cannabis politics and culture. In the past few months there has been amazing progress in cannabis re
Mississippi Supreme Court Cancels Successful Medical Marijuana 65 Initiative
The Mississippi Supreme Court on Friday put down a medical marijuana initiative, Initiative 65, that won the November election and turned the will of nearly 70% of the state’
Complaint filed against Nebraska Sheriff for blocking medical cannabis initiative
A group of activists has filed a complaint against a Nebraska sheriff who last year sued a medical marijuana initiative banned from the state vote because the legal fees paid for t
Florida Supreme Court Kills Cannabis Legalization Voter Initiative
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a proposed amendment to the voter initiative to legalize recreational cannabis, ruling that the electoral summary was unacceptably mi