Ballot Measures

Here's the lowdown on a mixed bag of election results for drug-related state and local initiatives and public policy questions.

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A last ditch effort to block an Arkansas medical marijuana initiative from appearing on the November has failed.

A new Public Policy Polling survey has the Massachusetts medical marijuana initiative making a strong showing, well above 50%.

The DEA strikes again in Los Angeles, and the feds are moving to eliminate dispensaries in downtown LA. But the pushback against the crackdown continues.

A Montana initiative that would endorse the legislature's gutting of the state's voter-approved 2004 medical marijuana law is leading in polls, but doesn't have 50%.

Dana Larsen has a plan to decriminalize marijuana possession in British Columbia. It will take up to two years.

Six weeks out from election day, the Washington marijuana legalization initiative is showing the best polling numbers yet.

Here is our overview of initiatives headed to the ballot this November. Look for in-depth coverage of the candidates and parties, as well as action in individual states, during the coming weeks.