AUGUST 24, 2022:
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The group working to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota has more than a half-million dollars to press its case. Meanwhile, an oil industry group that helped fund opposition four years ago says it will sit on the sidelines this time. North Dakota Petroleum Council President Ron Ness says the group will not contribute money to fight the pot legalization effort because it only has “so many resources.” Ness says one in five North Dakota jobs are directly or indirectly tied to the state’s oil industry. He says most oilfield jobs require drug testing, and legalizing pot would likely shrink the employment pool.
APRIL 2022:
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger has approved the formatting of a petition for a proposed ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. The sponsoring committee behind the petition must obtain 15,582 valid signatures by July 11, 2022, for the measure to be placed on November’s ballot. The proposed measure seeks to allow people age 21 or older to purchase and use marijuana under certain conditions. It also sets up the framework for the sale of marijuana within North Dakota. Similar petition drives have failed twice in recent years .
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