MJBizDaily reporters and editors are providing live coverage of the 2024 election, focusing on legalization ballot measures in four states, key federal races that could affect marijuana reform and other election-related tidbits.
For the first time, both the marijuana-reform movement and the $32 billion U.S. cannabis industry have little to fear on Election Day.
If approved by voters on Tuesday, new regulated marijuana markets in Florida, Nebraska and North Dakota could collectively reach $2.3 billion in sales.
South Dakota’s adult-use cannabis legalization ballot initiative doesn’t create a framework for commercial cannabis sales.
Medical cannabis dispensary operators in South Dakota, already facing higher licensing fees, recently vented concerns about competition from the illicit market in the state.
South Dakota medical cannabis operators soon will have to pay almost double for their registration certificates.
The South Dakota campaign to legalize possession, use and cultivation of cannabis by adults gathered enough valid signatures to make the ballot.
