Measure on the ballot in the 2022 North Dakota General Election in North Dakota.
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Get StartedA "yes" vote supports allowing for the production, processing, and sale of cannabis and the possession and use of various forms of cannabis by individuals who are 21 years of age and older, within limitations as to location; direct a state entity to regulate and register adult-use cannabis production businesses, dispensaries, and their agents; permit an individual to possess a limited amount of cannabis product; provide protections, limitations, penalties, and employer rights relating to use of cannabis products; and provide that fees are to be appropriated for administration of the chapter.
A "no" vote opposes allowing for the production, processing, and sale of cannabis and the possession and use of various forms of cannabis by individuals who are 21 years of age and older, within limitations as to location; direct a state entity to regulate and register adult-use cannabis production businesses, dispensaries, and their agents; permit an individual to possess a limited amount of cannabis product; provide protections, limitations, penalties, and employer rights relating to use of cannabis products; and provide that fees are to be appropriated for administration of the chapter.
"North Dakota's policy of punishing adults who use cannabis is the wrong approach. No one's life should be derailed over a small amount of marijuana." - Mark Friese, criminal defense attorney, former police officer, and campaign treasurer for the Initiated Statutory Measure No. 2, in support of Initiated Statutory Measure No. 2 (Learn more)
"Family Policy Alliance of North Dakota is opposed to recreational marijuana on multiple grounds, but they all find their nexus in the health and welfare of North Dakota families. The family is the foundation for our communities, society, and state. Fundamentally, legalized recreational marijuana will not further help our state's families thrive, but frankly, do just the opposite – further contribute to the disintegration and devaluation of the family." - Family Policy Alliance of North Dakota, in opposition to Initiated Statutory Measure No. 2 (Learn more)
This initiated measure would create a new chapter of the North Dakota Century Code. It would legalize the production, processing, and sale of cannabis and the possession and use of various forms of cannabis by individuals who are 21 years of age or older, within limitations as to location; direct a state entity to regulate and register businesses that produce or dispense cannabis for use by individuals aged 21 years or older, and the businesses' agents; permit an individual aged 21 years or older to possess a limited amount of cannabis product; provide protections, limitations, penalties, and employer rights relating to use of cannabis products; and specify that fees are to be appropriated for administration of the chapter. The estimated fiscal impact of this measure beginning in 2023 through the 2025-2027 Biennium is Revenue of $3,145,000 and Expenses of $4,985,000.
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