North Dakota cannabis history
Reviewed
Official results for November 8, 2016 show 216,042 yes and 122,615 no on the medical-marijuana measure. The Secretary of State records that the later cannabis-legalization measure did not pass.
This is a short history, not legal advice. The rules that apply today are on the North Dakota cannabis laws page. A date is included only when the linked page states it.
At a glance
November 8, 2016The results page titles the measure Initiated Statutory Measure No. 5, relating to medical marijuana.
Current codeA qualifying patient cannot buy, use, or possess usable marijuana in the program without a valid registry identification card.
2024 general electionThe measure archive says Initiated Measure 5 did not pass. It does not print the vote totals.
Ballot measures
- The results heading is the official 2016 general election.
- The archive describes the failed measure as one that would have created a chapter related to the legalization of cannabis and related regulation.
Sources
- Initiated Statutory Measure No. 5, relating to medical marijuana
- related to the legalization of cannabis and related regulation
- without a valid registry identification card
Citations were checked against the linked pages on October 24, 2026. Claims without a statute, election result, regulator page, court opinion, or news report were left out.