Supporters of legalizing recreational marijuana in North Dakota submit signatures to Sec. of State

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – The group hoping so as to add a marijuana legalization measure to the November poll in North Dakota turned in over 25,000 signatures to the Secretary of State Monday morning.

David Owen, the marketing campaign supervisor for New Method North Dakota says that’s about 10,000 greater than the required 15,582 legitimate signatures wanted. He says it reveals the broad base of assist for legalization.

“We’ve had signature gatherers in Fargo, Grand Forks, Bismarck, Minot, Williston…we had been at Nation Fest this weekend in New Salem. This was marketing campaign that was completed in lower than 100 days and we averaged 2000 signatures every week the entire approach by. We predict that this actually reveals true, sturdy assist throughout the state, the truth that we had been in a position to get so many individuals to signal,” Owen mentioned.

Al Jaeger’s workplace has 35 days to evaluate the signatures and decide if sufficient of the petitions are legitimate to put the measure on the poll.

The New Method initiative would enable folks 21 and older to legally use marijuana at dwelling in addition to possess and domesticate restricted quantities of hashish. Public consumption of marijuana wouldn’t allowed beneath the measure’s provisions.