Lack of quorum stalls Wyoming tribe medical marijuana vote
3 years, 7 months ago

Lack of quorum stalls Wyoming tribe medical marijuana vote

Associated Press  

— Medical marijuana won’t be allowed on Wyoming’s Wind River Reservation just yet after not enough people were present to vote on the proposal. The council plans to reconvene June 12 for another vote on medical marijuana. The reservation’s other tribe, the Northern Arapaho, voted May 8 to decriminalize medical marijuana. They include allowing a new medical marijuana commission to regulate tribal-owned cultivation and extraction facilities for cannabis products.

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South Dakota pot legalization bill cleared for Senate vote
2 years, 10 months ago

South Dakota pot legalization bill cleared for Senate vote

Associated Press  

— A bipartisan proposal to legalize recreational marijuana in South Dakota survived its first test in the Legislature on Thursday as a Senate committee recommended the proposal for a vote in the full chamber next week. “At this stage of the game, it’s just not going to happen,” Republican Sen. Gary Cammack said at a news conference earlier Thursday, arguing …

Wyoming pot signature effort to begin in early September
3 years, 4 months ago

Wyoming pot signature effort to begin in early September

Associated Press  

— Wyoming marijuana advocates plan to begin circulating petitions in September for two proposed ballot measures — one asking if the state should legalize medical marijuana, and the other if it should decriminalize pot. February is the deadline to submit enough valid signatures to the secretary of state to get the measures before voters in the 2022 general election, Sondeno …

Wyoming advocates hopeful about pot initiatives despite odds
3 years, 6 months ago

Wyoming advocates hopeful about pot initiatives despite odds

The Independent  

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Medical pot advocates ask lawmakers for ‘compromise’
3 years, 10 months ago

Medical pot advocates ask lawmakers for ‘compromise’

Associated Press  

— Supporters of a successful ballot measure to make medical marijuana legal in South Dakota urged state lawmakers on Monday to allow users to avoid criminal charges during any delay in implementing the program. The Republican governor’s proposal to delay was another setback for pro-pot groups after they saw a voter-passed constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana struck down by a …

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