Is Marijuana Legal In Utah?

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Utah – a very religious and very Republican state. Their electoral college votes haven’t gone towards the Democratic candidate since 1964. Surprising to some, medical marijuana is legal in Utah. More surprising, there’s even a push by some citizens, lawmakers and religious leaders to make recreational use legal. Recreational use is still looking like a fair way off though, and medical marijuana has had more than a few hurdles to overcome. So what’s currently the status of marijuana in Utah?

People Power For Medical Marijuana In Utah

The state of Utah legalized medical marijuana in November 2018, after citizens voted on the initiative, called Proposition 2. The medical marijuana initiative was included on the 2018 midterm ballot after gathering enough initial support from citizens in the months prior.

For the medical marijuana initiative to be included on the ballot, signatures collected needed to amount to a minimum of 10% of the voter turnout in the last presidential election. In the 2016 elections, approximately 1,130,000 citizens voted, meaning 113,000 signatures were required. This number was easily met, with around 154,000 signatures initially being collected [1]. Opponents to this initiative managed to get a few thousand people to remove their signatures, however the effort wasn’t enough to stop this initiative being included on the ballot.

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