Idaho Medical Marijuana Campaign Submits Over 150,000 Signatures, More Than Double Required to Make 2026 Ballot

An Idaho campaign to legalize medical marijuana has submitted more than 150,000 signatures across all 44 counties in an effort to place the Idaho Medical Cannabis Act before voters this November.

The signatures were submitted by the May 1 deadline, according to Amanda Watson, communications lead for the Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho.

“After a rigorous signature gathering effort that stretched to every corner of Idaho, the Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho is proud to report that more than 150,000 signatures across all 44 counties of Idaho were submitted by the May 1 deadline in the effort to qualify the Idaho Medical Cannabis Act for the November 2026 ballot,” Watson said in a statement.

To qualify for the ballot in Idaho, campaigns must collect signatures equal to 6% of registered voters in at least 18 of the state’s 35 legislative districts.

Watson said the campaign was encouraged by the response from residents throughout the signature-gathering process, including those who shared personal stories and expressed support for placing the issue before voters.

The signatures must now be verified by counties in each legislative district by June 30 before being submitted to the Idaho Secretary of State’s office. The campaign will then learn whether the measure has officially qualified for the November ballot.

“This milestone belongs to the tens of thousands of Idahoans who signed,” Watson said. “Together, we have moved the Idaho Medical Cannabis Act one step closer to the ballot and one step closer to a decision made by the people of Idaho themselves.”

Idaho remains one of the few states with no legal medical marijuana program. The Idaho Medical Cannabis Act would give voters a chance to decide whether the state should allow patients to legally access marijuana for medical use.