Activists in Denton, Texas say they’re confident that they’ve collected enough signatures to place a marijuana decriminalization initiative on the local ballot. The group Decriminalize Denton said that it will continue collecting additional petitions until May 3 while it also works to verify the more than 2,500 signatures that have already been gathered. But as of last week, organizers said that it appears that they’ve already netted enough to put the measure before voters in November. The campaign plans to submit the signatures to the city in the first week of May. They need 1,745 valid signatures from registered voters for ballot placement. ICYMI: We did it! We have successfully gathered and verified what we believe to be enough petition signatures to qualify for the November election. While we continue to finish independently verifying what we have, we will be accepting late signatures through end of day May 3rd! — Decriminalize Denton (@DecrimDenton) April 22, 2022 Meanwhile, as Denton activists pursue the midterm election in November, the campaign Ground Game Texas successfully put cannabis decriminalization on the Austin ballot for next month. Early voting for that local measure started on Monday.
Kyle Jaeger, Marijuana Moment, 04/26/2022 14:20:00