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Colorado Amendment 20, Medical Usage of Marijuana Initiative (2000)
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| Topic Marijuana laws |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment 20 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 7, 2000. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing patients with serious or chronic medical conditions to use marijuana and establishing a state registry of people permitted to possess medical marijuana. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing patients with serious or chronic medical conditions to use marijuana and establishing a state registry of people permitted to possess medical marijuana. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment 20 |
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915,943 | 53.53% | ||
| No | 794,983 | 46.47% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 20 was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to the Colorado Constitution authorizing the medical use of marijuana for persons suffering from debilitating medical conditions, and, in connection therewith, establishing an affirmative defense to Colorado criminal laws for patients and their primary care-givers relating to the medical use of marijuana; establishing exceptions to Colorado criminal laws for patients and primary care-givers in lawful possession of a registry identification card for medical marijuana use and for physicians who advise patients or provide them with written documentation as to such medical marijuana use; defining "debilitating medical condition" and authorizing the state health agency to approve other medical conditions or treatments as debilitating medical conditions; requiring preservation of seized property interests that had been possessed. owned, or used in connection with a claimed medical use of marijuana and limiting forfeiture of such interests; establishing and maintaining a confidential state registry of patients receiving an identification card for the medical use of marijuana and defining eligibility for receipt of such a card and placement on the registry; restricting access to information in the registry; establishing procedures for issuance of an identification card; authorizing fees to cover administrative costs associated with the registry; specifying the form and amount of marijuana a patient may possess and restrictions on its use; setting forth additional requirements for the medical use of marijuana by patients less than eighteen years old; directing enactment of implementing legislation and criminal penalties for certain offenses; requiring the state health agency designated by the governor to make application forms available to residents of Colorado for inclusion on the registry; limiting a health insurer's liability on claims relating to the medical use of marijuana: and providing that no employer must accommodate medical use of marijuana in the workplace | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Colorado, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an initiated constitutional amendment.
See also
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Footnotes
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