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Advocates scored a significant number of marijuana reform victories in state legislatures in 2021, but they're hopeful they can get even more accomplished in the new year. In states across the country, activists are already in the process of qualifying cannabis legalization and other drug policy reform measures for November 2022 ballots as lawmakers separately work to advance reform bills. "I am optimistic 2022 will break the record for the most cannabis legalization laws enacted in a single year—a record that was set just last year," Karen O'Keefe, director of state policies for the Marijuana Policy Project, told Marijuana Moment. "Several states also appear poised to enact compassionate medical cannabis laws." And the reform movement is poised to make gains beyond just cannabis this year, with several proposals to legalize or decriminalize psychedelics and other drugs also gaining momentum. Here's a rundown of which states are most likely to enact broad cannabis or psychedelics reform in 2022:  Arkansas There are three campaigns working to give voters a say in whether Arkansas should legalize marijuana in 2022. The most recent one to throw their hat in the ring was Arkansans for Marijuana Reform, which filed their reform initiative with the state in November. Also last year, a former Arkansas lawmaker announced a campaign that also intends to put cannabis legalization on the state's 2022 ballot. Eddie Armstrong, a Democrat who previously served as minority leader in the state House of Representatives before leaving office in 2019, is chairing the newly formed advocacy group Responsible Growth Arkansas. A separate group of activists with Arkansas True Grass is already in the signature gathering process for a 2022 ballot initiative that would create a system of regulated sales for adults 21 and older, allowing them to purchase up to four ounces of cannabis and grow up…

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Source : These States Could Legalize Marijuana Or Psychedelics In 2022

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