An Idaho campaign has unveiled a newly certified initiative to put medical marijuana legalization on the state's 2026 ballot. The Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho (NMAI) on Wednesday announced the Idaho Medical Cannabis Act, which would provide patients with qualifying conditions access to marijuana from a limited number of dispensaries and provide a regulatory framework for the market.
About a week after Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador (R) notified the secretary of state's office that the proposed short and long ballot title for the initiative gave a "true and impartial" overview of the reform, the campaign is now cleared to circulate petitions.
"This is about giving families and individuals options when nothing else has worked," Amanda Watson, communications lead for NMAI, said in a press release. "This initiative was created with Idaho values in mind. It would require strong oversight, measures to prevent adult-use and most importantly, it would provide relief for thousands of Idahoans suffering from serious medical conditions. It's a compassionate, conservative approach to health care."
In order to make the ballot, the campaign will need to collect 70,725 valid signatures, including from at least 6 percent of registered voters in 18 of Idaho's 35 legislative districts. NMAI is hiring paid petitioners to carry out the plan.
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