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Idaho ballot measures · 2026

HJR 4 Grant Legislature Exclusive Authority and Prohibit Citizen-Initiated Measures on Marijuana, Narcotics, and Psychoactive Substances Amendment

Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)On the November 3, 2026 ballot

Idaho HJR 4 (Grant Legislature Exclusive Authority and Prohibit Citizen-Initiated Measures on Marijuana, Narcotics, and Psychoactive Substances Amendment) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Provide that only the state legislature has the authority to legalize marijuana, narcotics, or other psychoactive substances

What a yes or no vote means

A YES vote Supports giving the state legislature exclusive authority to legalize marijuana, narcotics, or other psychoactive substances, removing the option of citizen-initiated legalization measures.
A NO vote Keeps the current arrangement, under which citizens may propose such measures by initiative.
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Provide that only the state legislature has the authority to legalize marijuana, narcotics, or other psychoactive substances

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About this measure

How it reached the ballot

HJR 4 reached the Idaho ballot as a constitutional amendment (legislative referral).

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