Idaho legislators approve language for ballot measures on marijuana, English as official language

[RandySF]

Members of the Idaho Legislature’s Legislative Council on Thursday approved the language that will be used to describe two proposed amendments to the Idaho Constitution that will go before voters during the November general election.

The Legislative Council is a powerful group of Republican and Democratic leaders of the Idaho Legislature that is responsible for overseeing the management responsibilities of the Legislature.

The Legislative Council approved the ballot language for two proposed amendments that were put forward by Republican legislators.

- House Joint Resolution 4 would amend the Idaho Constitution so that only the Idaho Legislature has the authority to legalize marijuana and other narcotics.
- House Joint Resolution 6 would amend the Idaho Constitution so that English would be the official state language of Idaho.



https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/06/04/idaho-legislators-approve-language-for-ballot-measures-on-marijuana-english-as-official-language/

[walkingman]

1. Sometimes I think I am from a different planet. Simply cannot understand the obsession

with weed? Of all the bad things we are experiencing, how can this be at the top of the list?

And who gives a fuck about making an "official language"? What is the purpose?

[Permanut]

2. I think English should be the "offical" language of Idaho..