A cannabis legalization movement that for a decade rode a wave of success has stalled amid failed ballot initiatives, rising health concerns and a frayed coalition of supporters.
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President Donald Trump’s second term and the Supreme Court’s conservative activism have lit a fire in Republicans, who are targeting same-sex marriage as part of a broader attack on LGBTQ+ rights.
Colorado voters considered 14 ballot measures in the November 2024 election, the most of any state.
Montanans used to split tickets, voting for Democrats and Republicans. Growing partisanship looks likely to kill that tradition, which may mean Democratic Sen. Jon Tester loses his reelection bid.
But many new governors and members of Congress intend to take action on climate change.
Big oil and gas companies spent far more fighting this ballot initiative than the measure’s supporters did.
Two-thirds of all US states now have some kind of legal pot, and support for legalization has never been higher. But ballot initiatives can only take legalization so far, researchers say.
Midterm voters in Utah, Missouri, Michigan and North Dakota will decide whether to join the 31 US states that have some form of legal marijuana. But ballot initiatives can only take pot so far.
Landowners told researchers that they lacked the knowledge, time and money to advocate for themselves, their financial interests and their property in negotiations over drilling leases.
Of the 34 state ballot initiatives seeking to limit or abolish the death penalty, 31 have failed. Is this democracy at its worst?
We have a reliable and easy-to-use test to measure blood alcohol concentration. But right now we don’t have a fast, reliable test to gauge whether someone is too doped up to drive.
Voters in three states approved ballot measures on firearms. So what will these new laws do?
Voters in Massachusetts passed a ballot measure that assumed so. But a philosopher of animal welfare suggests the ethical issues involved are trickier than a yes/no vote would suggest.
The trend toward marijuana legalization is growing, but the legality, or illegality, of cannabis at the federal level hasn’t changed at all.
Washington state’s plan to create a carbon tax would make it a climate leader, but local environmental groups are fighting it. What gives?
Nine states are deciding whether to legalize marijuana. Yet the drug’s prohibition at the federal level has created an unstable financial environment for producers and retailers.
In the 1970s, California Governor Jerry Brown helped pioneer mandatory sentencing. Now he’s working to overturn the practice.
Data shows that voters organizing ballot initiatives on issues like marijuana use and plastic bag bans are doing more than creating DIY laws – they are spreading happiness.
Editor’s note: There were 146 state-wide ballot measures up for consideration by voters in this week’s midterm elections, covering all manner of controversial issues – from abortion and guns to minimum…
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