East Idaho Residents Urged to Support Medical Cannabis Initiative
The Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho is calling on residents to help get a medical cannabis initiative on the 2026 ballot. The group is encouraging people to sign or gather signatures to support the initiative, which aims to provide medically guided cannabis access for patients with serious health conditions.
The initiative is deeply personal for Amanda Watson, the spokeswoman for the Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho. She pointed to the experience of her late friend, Dr. Dori Tunney, a pediatrician who battled cancer and struggled with the side effects of traditional treatments. Tunney found relief from medical cannabis, which reduced her reliance on opioids and improved her appetite and pain management.
Watson emphasized that the initiative is aimed at providing medically guided cannabis access for patients with serious health conditions, particularly those seeking alternatives to opioid-based pain management. The group is actively recruiting paid petition circulators in east Idaho and across the state, with starting pay around $25 per hour plus bonus incentives for valid signatures.
To get involved, residents can visit the Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho’s website and click “Get involved.” The public can also click “Get Involved” to sign the petition and help place medical cannabis on the ballot. To qualify for the ballot, organizers must collect roughly 70,000 valid signatures statewide, including meeting minimum thresholds in at least 18 of Idaho’s 35 legislative districts.
The Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho is not taking its foot off the gas until the final bell rings, and they hope Idahoans will come forward to share their own experiences with medical cannabis.
