Marijuana ballot measures

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Marijuna initiatives are ballot measures that pertain to the use, possession, and sale of marijuana. Ordinarily, this means that a specific measure liberalizes or in some way decriminalizes the use, possession, and/or sale of marijuana in a particular state.

2008

On ballot

• California Proposition 5
• Massachusetts Sensible Marijuana Policy Initiative
• Mendocino County Measure B
• Michigan Coalition for Compassionate Care Initiative

Not on ballot

• Arizona Taxation of Decriminalized Marijuana
• California Repeal of Marijuana Penalties Initiative
• Maine Medical Marijuana
• Michigan Medical and Recreational Peace Initiative

2006

• South Dakota Medical Marijuana Measure

2004

• Alaska ballot measure 2

2002

• Arizona Proposition 203
• Nevada Question 9 (2002)
• Ohio Marijuana Initiative (2002). Defeated.
• South Dakota Measure to Legalize Hemp (2002)

2000

• Alaska Marijuana Decriminalization Initiative
• California Proposition 36
• Colorado Amendment 20 (2000)
• Mendocino County Measure G
• Nevada Question 9
• Utah Initiative B

1999

• Maine Question 2

1998

• Alaska ballot measure 8
• Nevada Question 9
• Washington Initiative 692

1996

• California Proposition 215

See also

• List of ballot measures by topic

External links

• Voters could relax marijuana penalties
• An analysis of marijuana ballot initiative strategies in the 1998 elections
• Washington Post, "Targeting the Drug War: Drug War Is in Fight of Its Life; Wealthy Trio Takes Aim With California Initiative to End Penalties for Users", October 29, 2000
• Justices set back use of marijuana to treat sickness, New York Times, May 15, 2001

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