Candidate in race for U.S. House District At-Large on Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Sponsor of HB 1340 to decriminalize marijuana possession in 2017
State Rep. Rick Becker, R-Bismarck, said he’ll vote yes on Measure 3 but admitted “poor drafting” is a fair criticism.
Like medical marijuana, the Legislature could “absolutely” step in if Measure 3 passes, he added.
“We took something that was infinitely worse — as far as how it was written — infinitely worse than the full legalization measure, and we still made it work, and we can do the same thing with this measure,” Becker said.
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