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Commentary: We need to protect the initiative process
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Commentary: We need to protect the initiative process

  • KAROLE HONAS Columnist
  • Updated May 5, 2026

It’s a long time until the Idaho general election in November. But there are some initiatives that will be on the ballot that I want to make s…

Commentary: Change in the air?
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Commentary: Change in the air?

  • KAROLE HONAS Columnist
  • Updated Apr 30, 2026

I smell a change in the air, and I think it’s coming from marijuana smoke.

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Trump signs order to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, but it’s still illegal

  • JACOB FISCHLER Idaho Capital Sun
  • Updated Jan 25, 2026

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, which Trump said reflected the drug’s p…

Medical cannabis advocates cleared to begin collecting signatures for new Idaho ballot initiative
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Medical cannabis advocates cleared to begin collecting signatures for new Idaho ballot initiative

  • CLARK CORBIN Idaho Capital Sun
  • Updated Nov 4, 2025

A coalition of Idahoans supporting the legalization of medical cannabis for people with debilitating medical conditions has received the go-ah…

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What to know about Trump's potential change in federal marijuana policy

  • DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press
  • Updated Sep 20, 2026

President Donald Trump is taking a new look at reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a move that could nudge the federal governm…

Protest held in Idaho Falls against legislative proposal to strip marijuana initiative rights
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Protest held in Idaho Falls against legislative proposal to strip marijuana initiative rights

  • JODIE SCHWICHT Post Register
  • Updated Sep 3, 2026

A cacophony of car horns could be heard on Broadway Bridge in downtown Idaho Falls Saturday afternoon. Passersby were showing their support fo…

Marijuana legalization hits roadblocks after years of expansion
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Marijuana legalization hits roadblocks after years of expansion

  • KEVIN HARDY Idaho Capital Sun
  • Updated May 29, 2026

As every state surrounding Idaho legalized marijuana, state Rep. Bruce Skaug started to view it as inevitable that the Gem State would follow suit.

Will Idaho legalize medical marijuana? State lawmakers open discussion
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Will Idaho legalize medical marijuana? State lawmakers open discussion

  • MIA MALDONADO Idaho Capital Sun
  • Updated Apr 23, 2026

BOISE — Jeremy Kitzhaber, a U.S. Air Force veteran, held up a blue lunch bag to a committee of Idaho lawmakers on Monday which he uses to stor…

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signs $300 mandatory minimum fine for marijuana possession into law
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Idaho Gov. Brad Little signs $300 mandatory minimum fine for marijuana possession into law

  • CLARK CORBIN Idaho Capital Sun
  • Updated Apr 4, 2026

Originally published Feb. 26 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.

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Idaho bill to implement minimum fine for marijuana possession heads to Senate floor

  • MIA MALDONADO Idaho Capital Sun
  • Updated Mar 25, 2026

A bill to implement a $300 minimum fine for adults convicted of possessing three ounces or less of marijuana is headed to the Idaho Senate flo…

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