Idaho: Pot Measures May Appear Again On City Ballot

Hailey voters will likely have an opportunity this May to once again decide on a series of municipal initiatives seeking to liberalize the city’s marijuana law enforcement policies.

Hailey’s City Clerk’s office reported this week that it had certified four marijuana initiatives to appear on a special May 27 ballot. All four initiatives had been previously decided by voters in November, when Hailey residents endorsed language legalizing the use of medical cannabis and hemp, and called on police to make marijuana law enforcement its lowest priority.

In January, Hailey city council members took legal action to nullify all three voter-approved provisions – claiming that they conflicted with federal law.

The sponsor of the initiatives, the Liberty Lobby of Idaho, has said that they would remove the measures from the May ballot if city officials agree "to implement the spirit of the original initiatives."

Hailey’s city attorney has previously said that the city is not legally required to accept the outcome of voter initiatives.

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