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Wyoming supporters behind proposed marijuana initiative eye 2016

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 05/27/2015 - 08:00

CASPER, Wyo. — After more than a year of writing and rewriting, organizers behind a medical marijuana ballot measure believe they’re close to finalizing the proposal.

The initative needs only a few minor changes before the Wyoming Secretary of State staff gives it preliminary approval, said Chris Christian, of the Wyoming chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Approval would allow supporters across across the state to begin gathering more than 25,000 signatures required before Feb. 8, the deadline for it to appear on the November 2016 ballot.

The Wyoming Secretary of State’s staff could not say whether NORML will obtain the preliminary approval, since it has yet to review the latest version.

The proposed initiative, The Peggy A. Kelly Wyoming Cannabis Act of 2016, would legalize marijuana for medical reasons and allow the state’s residents to grow hemp.

More than 70 percent of Wyoming residents...

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