A group hoping to legalize medicinal marijuana in North Dakota submitted a proposed petition to Secretary of State Al Jaeger today. Unfortunately, due to problems with the paperwork, Jaeger rejected the petition. Which, frankly, doesn’t speak highly for the competence of the folks running the campaign. As we’ve seen with petition campaigns in past election…
From The Left: Why Hemp But Not Medicinal Marijuana?
Last week, the North Dakota House voted 87-5 to legalize hemp farming in the state. Hemp, is a variety of the Cannabis plant. It can be used to produce many products, including fiber, oil, and seed. It is believed that the production of hemp in the United States will produce hundreds of new products, will create a $500…
ND House Defeats Medical Marijuana Bill 26-67
A bill to legalize medicinal marijuana didn’t get much love from the state House today. It failed on a 26-67 vote with most of the objection based on the idea that, while marijuana may have some legitimate medicinal uses, that the drug’s strange legal situation makes it impossible for the state to do things like…
Medicinal Marijuana Bill Is Bad Public Policy
Today lawmakers on the House Human Services Committee are hearing testimony on HB1430 which would legalize the use of medicinal marijuana in the state. I’m sure much of the debate will circle around the efficacy of cannabis as a medical treatment, and the impact this legalization might have on crime and illicit drug use. Personally,…
Video: 6:30 Point Of View Roundtable Discussion Of Green Energy, Medicinal Marijuana, Minimum Wage
Here’s the video of the 6:30 Point of View Friday Roundtable on Valley News Live from last week. Chris Berg was kind enough to ask me to sit in again. Just FYI, I’m also on POV every Monday for a weekly segment as well, including tonight! Friday’s discussion was, as always, pretty interesting. Our debate…
Democrat Who Wants Legalized Marijuana Argues In Favor Of Bottle Rocket Ban
Politics at times makes for strange bed fellows. That was clear today in watching the North Dakota House debate HB1257, introduced by Rep. Blair Thoreson, which would repeal North Dakota’s ban on bottle rocket sales. Liberal Democrat Rep. Steve Zaiser, who was a spokesman for an initiated measure effort to legalize medicinal marijuana, argued strenuously…
Interview: Rep. Kempenich Talks About Reforms To Constitutional Measure Process
Last week I wrote about a proposed resolution to reform North Dakota’s process for putting a constitutional measure on the ballot through petition signatures. Currently petitioners need only collect a number of signatures equal to 4% of the state’s population as of the last census. Kempenich’s resolution, if approved by the legislature and the voters,…