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North Dakota Advocates Working to Put Adult-Use Cannabis Question on November Ballots – Ganjapreneur
Advocates in North Dakota on Tuesday submitted a petition to place an adult-use cannabis question to voters during the upcoming General Election, the North Dakota Monitor reports. The campaign needs to collect 16,000 valid signatures by July 8 to get the issue on November ballots.
Steve Bakken, Burleigh County Commissioner and former Bismarck mayor, is chair of the initiated measure’s sponsoring committee.
“Cannabis legalization is coming, and it’s coming fast. We’ve got a choice here – let out-of-state interests call the shots, or take the lead ourselves. We’ve carefully crafted this initiative right here in North Dakota, making sure it fits what our community really needs. Let’s embrace this opportunity the North Dakota way, with common sense and local input guiding the way.” — Bakken, in a statement, via the Grand Cities
The committee notes that the proposal calls for lower possession limits than neighboring Minnesota and Montana based on different product types. The proposal would allow adults 21-and-older to cultivate three plants per person, up to six per household.
Mark Friese, an attorney and former police officer who serves as a member of the sponsoring committee told the Monitor that “a ton of resources” go into investigating and prosecuting cannabis crimes in the state and that those resources could be better utilized for investigations into drugs like fentanyl and methamphetamine.
“Lumping marijuana into that group and labeling marijuana offenders the same way that we do is just bad policy,” he told the Monitor.
In 2022, North Dakota voters rejected an adult-use proposal 55%-46% and had previously voted down a similar measure in 2018 59%-41%.
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About 2 million new “I voted” stickers are on their way to North Dakota after a Bottineau election official’s design was selected as the winner of the state’s election sticker design contest.
Haylee Senger, deputy auditor of Bottineau County, said her “You betcha, I voted” design was inspired by a Midwestern-themed sticker that said “Ope.”
“Then I got designing, and it kind of came to life,” Senger said. “I just thought it would be fun.”
Secretary of State Michael Howe unveiled the new sticker Thursday at the Heritage Center in Bismarck during a conference for North Dakota election officials.
“An ‘I voted’ sticker, it’s a proclamation that you’ve had your voice heard, that you care about your community and it is a point of civic pride,” Howe said.Howe’s office received 478 sticker entries from 72 North Dakota communities. Designers ranged in age from kindergarten students to grandparents. Five finalists were selected, and North Dakotans were able to vote for their favorite design in January, Howe said.
Gov. Kelly Armstrong spoke during the conference and told state election officials that even though Republicans and Democrats have different ideas on how to preserve election integrity, they can both agree that North Dakota runs its elections well, which was a testament to everyone in the auditorium.
“The vast, vast, vast majority of the silent majority of North Dakotans are proud of how our elections are run,” Armstrong said. “I trust our elections in North Dakota.”
For example, Armstrong said North Dakota was one of 24 states during the 2024 election cycle where less than 10% of in-person voters on Election Day needed to wait in line for longer than 30 minutes.
The new “You betcha, I voted” stickers will be available during the 2026 primary and general elections with the leftover stickers being used in future elections until the supplies run out.
North Dakota Monitor is part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.
11 Mar NORTH DAKOTANS WIN NEARLY A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS
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March 11, 2026
Media Contact: Ryan Koppy 701.328.1574
BISMARCK, ND – Multiple North Dakota Lottery players have won big over the last seven days, one hitting a $150,000 Powerball with Power Play prize and four others winning $22,000 2by2 jackpot prizes! The $150,000 Powerball with Power Play ticket matched four white balls and the Powerball (22, 23, 28, 36, 54; Powerball 13; Power Play 3) on the Monday, March 9, draw. The four, $22,000 2by2 jackpot prizes were won on March 3, 4, 6, and 9.
The Powerball prize was $50,000, but as the player had also purchased the Power Play option, the ticket is worth $150,000. The lucky ticket was purchased via the North Dakota Lottery’s Pick & Click online play service by an anonymous player from Bottineau and the player has yet to claim the prize. The Pick & Click online play service gives players the option to buy tickets, – via the Lottery website or mobile app – for a single draw, multiple draws, or four weeks at a time with a subscription.
The four, $22,000 2by2 jackpot winning tickets were sold at Cenex (209 4th Ave SW, Garrison), Hornbacher’s Osgood (4151 45th St. South, Fargo), Petro Serve USA (W. Main St., Valley City), and Berger’s Landing Strip (100 A Avenue, Emerado). All four retailers will each receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning 2by2 tickets. The prizes won in Fargo and Valley City have been claimed by anonymous players from Fargo and Rogers, ND.
“The lottery luck continues in North Dakota” said Thomas Lawler, director of the North Dakota Lottery. “Over the past three months, North Dakota Lottery players have won thirteen $22,000 2by2 jackpots, and two $150,000 Powerball prizes. 2by2 has had 763 jackpot winners and 32 Tuesday Doubler jackpot winners since the game launched in early 2006.” Winners have 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prize.
The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday, March 11 draw is $58 million. The 2by2 game draws every day and the jackpot is always $22,000. For winning numbers and other information, visit LOTTERY.ND.GOV.
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Long Beach State hosted North Dakota State on March 10 where they suffered a 5-2 loss. Freshman Nina Sepulveda had two hits in the loss. Long Beach State will resume Big West play this weekend when they travel to UC Riverside for a three-game series starting Friday, March 13.
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