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Arizona Industrial Hemp Farming Initiative (2016)
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| Election date November 8, 2016 | |
| Topic Marijuana | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Arizona Industrial Hemp Farming Initiative did not make the November 8, 2016, ballot in Arizona as an initiated state statute. The measure, upon voter approval, would have established an industrial hemp committee with the Arizona Department of Agriculture and allowed industrial hemp farming by permit and registered persons.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was as follows:[1]
| “ | An initiative measure concerning the creation of a program in the Department of Agriculture to regulate industrial hemp production[2] | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary was as follows:[1]
| “ | This measure shall be known as the "Arizona Industrial Hemp Farming Act." This measure establishes an industrial hemp committee in coordination with the Arizona Department of Agriculture and allows industrial hemp permitted growth by persons registered with the state. This measure also defines the rules for registration and cultivation of industrial hemp for research and development and commercial purposes. This measure deems the Arizona Department of Agriculture shall administer an industrial hemp grant research program so that state institutions of higher education may conduct research to develop or recreate strains of industrial hemp best suited for industrial applications in Arizona.[2] | ” |
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Full text
The full text of the measure can be found here.
Background
A federal farm bill with an amendment that allowed industrial hemp research by universities and state agriculture departments was signed into law in February of 2014. The bill was introduced by Reps Jared Polis (D-2), Thomas Massie (R-4) and Earl Blumenauer (D-3), and was backed by the group Vote Hemp.[3][4]
Support
The campaign in support of the initiative is being led by HOW Arizona.[3]
Supporters
- HOW Arizona
Path to the ballot
Supporters of the initiative filed a statement of organization with the Arizona Secretary of State on December 18, 2014.[5]
Initiative proponents needed to collect 150,642 signatures by July 7, 2016, to land the measure on the ballot.[6] Supporters did not, however, submit signatures by the deadline.[7]
State profile
| Demographic data for Arizona | ||
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| Arizona | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 6,817,565 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 113,594 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 78.4% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 4.2% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 3% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 4.4% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 3.2% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 30.3% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 86% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 27.5% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $50,255 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 21.2% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Arizona. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Arizona
Arizona voted Republican in six out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
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See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Initiatives, Referendums & Recalls," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Phoenix Business Journal, "Measure would legalize hemp farming in Arizona," December 22, 2014
- ↑ Vote Hemp, "President Obama Signs Farm Bill with Amendment to Allow Industrial Hemp Research," February 7, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedintro - ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Initiatives, Referendums & Recalls," accessed April 20, 2015
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff phone interview with Arizona secretary of state's office on July 7, 2016
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