The issue of marijuana in North Dakota has been a political topic for about four years now. In November 2015, the Secretary of State’s office approved the petition for medical marijuana. The needed signatures were gathered and voters overwhelmingly approved [read more…]
We’ve long been opponents to the State of North Dakota footing any part of the bill for the proposed Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum. In fact, I first wrote about this in January of 2018. A lot has changed [read more…]
In a close vote of 25-21, the North Dakota Senate voted today to repeal what was left of the state’s Sunday Closing Laws— otherwise known as “Blue Laws”. Rep. Shannon Roers Jones’ (R – District 46) HB 1097 passed the [read more…]
One of the more impassioned bills of the 2019 Legislative Session is set to be heard in the Senate Political Subdivisions Committee tomorrow morning at 8:30am. It is House Bill 1097, which is sponsored by Rep. Shannon Roers Jones (R [read more…]
Ever since Measure 3 failed — which would have legalized recreational marijuana in North Dakota — many have looked to a piece of legislation sponsored by Rep. Shannon Roers Jones (R – District 46) as an alternative to legalization. In [read more…]
In February of 2017, North Dakota State Representative Rick Becker (R – District 7) took to the House floor to advocate for passage of House Bill 1340. As the primary sponsor of the bill, Becker sought to decriminalize marijuana. This [read more…]
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