Medical cannabis initiative fails to qualify for Idaho’s general election ballot
A proposed ballot initiative seeking to legalize medical cannabis failed to qualify for Idaho's November 2026 general election. (File photo by Pat Sutphin for the Idaho Capital Sun)
A proposed ballot initiative seeking to legalize medical cannabis in Idaho failed to meet the legal signature-gathering requirements set out in state law and will not appear on Idaho’s general election ballot in November, the Idaho Secretary of State’s Office announced Tuesday.
A group called the Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho had hoped to legalize medical cannabis as a treatment option for Idahoans with chronic pain or a debilitating medical condition, such as cancer, AIDS, post-traumatic stress, epilepsy or Crohn’s disease.
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