There is now a mandatory minimum $300 fine, they criminalized marijuana advertising, they intimidated local glass & CBD shops out-of-business, put more money towards border arrests, & have a proposed amendment to the Idaho Constitution to prevent legalization by taking away the people's right to ever vote on the issue.
Beginning July 1st, 2025; Cannabis consumers in Idaho charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana will face a mandatory
minimum $300 fine.
Idaho House Joint Memorial 4 puts a proposed amendment to the Idaho Constitution up for a vote in Idaho’s November 2026 general election.
If a majority of voters pass the amendment, Idaho voters will no longer have the power to vote on whether or not they want to legalize marijuana through a citizen’s ballot initiative.
Idaho House Bill 271 quickly, and quietly, passed both the house and the senate; and was signed into law by Governor Brad Little on April 1st, 2025 - criminalizing the advertising of "illegal drugs" in Idaho.