Montana I-190, the Montana Marijuana Legalization and Tax Initiative was a cannabis legalization initiative that appeared on the November 3, 2020 Montana general election ballot. Passing with 57% approval, the initiative legalized recreational marijuana in the state effective January 1, 2021. Along with Arizona, New Jersey and South Dakota, Montana was one of four states that legalized cannabis via ballot measures in the November 2020 election.
The sponsor of the initiative was New Approach Montana, in partnership with the Marijuana Policy Project.
History Initiative I-190 (legislation) and matching constitutional amendment initiative were submitted by New Approach Montana to the Montana Secretary of State in January, and approved for signature gathering as of May 1, 2020.PROPOSED 2020 BALLOT ISSUES, Montana Secretary of State, accessed June 3, 2020 Following a lawsuit and a declaration from the Montana Supreme Court, the Montana Secretary of State determined that mail-in voter signatures would be allowed for all initiatives without requiring notary seal,Montana I-190, Marijuana Legalization and Tax Initiative (2020), Ballotpedia, accessed June 3, 2020 and starting May 9, the sponsors made a downloadable mail-in form available. On June 19, groups collecting voter signatures for the legalization initiative said they had submitted almost twice the minimum to the Secretary of State by the deadline. The sponsors announced in July that they had reached the threshold for ballot inclusion, based on county-level voter certification.
On August 13, the Montana Secretary of State announced it had qualified for the November ballot.
The initiative was approved by voters on November 3, 2020.
Polling
Initiative 190 Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error For Against Undecided / OtherMSU BillingsMontana State University BillingsOct. 19–24, 2020546 (LV)± 4.2%54%38%7% –MSU BozemanMontana State University Bozeman Sept. 14 – Oct. 2, 20201,607 (LV)± 3.9%49%39%10%2%
Legalization of recreational marijuana Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error Yes No UndecidedUniversity of Montanahttp://www.umt.edu/bigskypoll/Methodology/BSP%203.0%20Aggregate%20Report%20with%20Xtabs_Final.pdf University of Montana Feb. 21 – Mar. 1, 2019 293 (RV) ± 5.7%51%37%12%University of MontanaUniversity of Montana Feb. 12–22, 2020 498 (LV) ± 4.39%54%37%9%
Results
Notes
See also Cannabis in Montana 2020 Arizona Proposition 207 2020 New Jersey Public Question 1 2020 South Dakota Constitutional Amendment A
References
External links 2020 ballot issues at Montana Secretary of State Montana I-190, Marijuana Legalization and Tax Initiative (2020) at Ballotpedia