On February 3, 2021, the Idaho Senate approved a constitutional amendment introduced by C in response to the legalization of cannabis in surrounding states. He asks us to trust, but not to verify. He urges us to legalize the limited use of cannabidiol oil, contrary to federal law. And he asks us to overlook the potential for abuse and abuse with criminal intent. [19] [20] On February 8, 2021, the Senate passed SB 1017 by a vote of 30 to 3, which included a provision to remove Epidiolex, a trademark of prescription cannabidiol, from Schedule V and limit its THC content to 0.1%. [23] It passed the House of Representatives on February 19, and on February 26, Governor Brad Little signed the bill. [4] Idaho remains one of the few states that has not passed significant cannabis policy reform in recent years. A group of Idaho child advocates is trying to change that. After an unsuccessful attempt to collect enough signatures for a vote initiative on medical cannabis in 2022, the coalition of patients and allies is trying again with a new measure for 2024.
The Attorney General of Idaho clarified in 2015 in Report 132-133[21] that CBD containing 0% THC is permitted as long as it is extracted from one of the five identified (non-flowering) parts of the cannabis plant. [22] Click here to stay up to date and sign up for MPP`s Idaho-specific email updates! In the early 20th century, amid a national trend toward cannabis prohibition, Idaho banned the drug in 1927. [6] During the same period, the mayor of Boise raised concerns: under current Idaho law, a person charged with possession of an ounce of marijuana faces up to one year in prison and/or a fine of up to $1,000. Unfortunately, this draconian law hits minority communities hardest. According to the ACLU, blacks in Idaho are nearly four times more likely to be arrested for possession than their white neighbors. In 2013, the Idaho legislature preemptively approved a statement against cannabis legalization. [8] [9] State lawmakers have tried in recent years to make it harder to qualify for citizens` initiative measures, but thankfully, the Idaho Supreme Court rejected these efforts. The proposal for 2024 is almost identical to the previous wording. If the initiative ultimately qualifies for the vote and is passed by voters, it would create a medical cannabis program overseen by the Department of Health and Welfare for patients with serious health conditions. It would also allow patients to appoint nurses and establish a system of medical cannabis dispensaries. Mexican beet workers have introduced a new problem: smoking cigarettes or pipes of marijuana or grifo.
Its use is as demoralizing as the use of narcotics. Smoking grifo is widespread along the Oregon Short Line Railroad; and Idaho has no law to deal with the use and distribution of this dangerous drug (WCTU, 1928: 3). [7] Attempts to conduct voting initiatives to vote on medical cannabis failed in 2012 and 2014 due to insufficient signatures, and an attempt from 2016 was withdrawn before signatures were counted.