Small state, big stakes for North Dakota marijuana legalization measure

(This story is part of a series examining state ballot initiatives as well as key issues and races that voters will consider on Nov. 8.)

At just under 775,000 people, North Dakota’s entire population could fit in San Francisco’s city limits – with room to spare.

Despite the physically vast, traditionally conservative prairie state’s relatively small constituency, a voter initiative that would legalize adult-use marijuana in North Dakota has big stakes: proving legalization is a true bipartisan issue and influencing attitudes in the U.S. Senate.

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It could also lead to the opening of a new market generating sales of as much as $100 million in its first year and $285 million by the fourth year, according to MJBizDaily projections.

An expanded national market, active in traditionally conservative states, is key to the future of vital federal reform, legalization advocates say.

However, thanks in part to modest campaign investment

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