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House approves constitutional amendment to reserve drug-legalization power to Legislature

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The Idaho House passed House Joint Resolution 4 on March 5, 2025, a proposed constitutional amendment that would require any future legalization of marijuana or other psychoactive substances to be authorized only by the state Legislature rather than by citizen initiatives.

The Idaho House of Representatives on March 5 approved House Joint Resolution 4, a proposed constitutional amendment that would specify that only the Idaho Legislature may legalize marijuana, narcotics or other psychoactive substances.

Supporters said the resolution would keep control with elected lawmakers and help prevent a legalization path they say has led to public-harm problems elsewhere. "It's time for Idahoans to proactively decide the state's state relative to marijuana, psychoactive substances and narcotics," the resolution sponsor (Representative, District 10) told…

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