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Ohio: Activists Place Adult-Use Marijuana Initiative Before Lawmakers

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We are also fully prepared to collect additional signatures and take this issue directly to voters on November 8, 2022, if legislators fail to act.”. “We are ready and eager to work with Ohio legislators over the next four months to legalize the adult use of marijuana in Ohio,” CTRMLA spokesman Tom Haren said in a press release. “We

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Ohio: Citizens’ Petition Seeks to Compel Lawmakers to Hold Marijuana Legalization Vote

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If lawmakers fail to act on the proposal, organizers will then need to collect an additional 132,887 signatures to place it before voters on the November 2022 ballot. Following the validation of 132,887 signatures by state officials, lawmakers will have up to four months to consider the legalization measure.

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Illinois 2022 adult-use cannabis sales surpass 1.55B

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The record-breaking month pushed Illinois’ sales totals for 2022 passed the 1.55 December total out-of-state resident sales reached $41,439,616.92, which finished only behind July 2022 total of $43,503,289.06. The 2022 sales totals of $1,552,324,820.37 2022 Totals: $1,552,324,820.37. billion mark at $1,552,324,820.37.

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The Week in Weed: August 19, 2022

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New Approach ND collected signatures well in excess of the number needed to put the initiative on the ballot, and the Secretary of State certified the measure. Legalization lost at the ballot box in 2018, so we’ll see how it fares in 2022. Voters will decide (and the votes will be counted) on adult-use in North Dakota.

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The Week in Weed: September 16, 2022

The Blunt Truth

A former legislator wants to challenge all the signatures collected, and an activist wants to challenge the signatures collected on tribal lands. Meanwhile, next door in Oklahoma, we see challenges appearing to that state’s ballot initiative. Stay tuned….

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Philadelphia’s Restrictions on Pre-Employment Marijuana Tests Become Effective January 1, 2022

The Blunt Truth

Effective January 1, 2022, most Philadelphia employers will be prohibited from requiring prospective employees to undergo testing for the presence of marijuana as a condition of employment. Currently, only New York City and Nevada have similar drug testing restrictions, but we expect this trend to continue.

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The Week in Weed: July 1, 2022

The Blunt Truth

Meanwhile, in Nebraska, signature collecting continues for a ballot initiative. Supporters of a medical marijuana ballot initiative in Nebraska have until July 7 to collect signatures, and it looks as if this will come down to the wire. Congress removed marijuana banking from the COMPETES Act. safe banking.

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