California "Responsible Use Act" Initiative (2016)
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The California "Responsible Use Act" Initiative (#15-0024) did not make the November 8, 2016 ballot in California, as an initiated state statute.
The measure would have legalized marijuana.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title:
Official summary:
- "Legalizes under state law marijuana possession, production, cultivation, transportation, manufacture, processing, and sale. Creates board to license and regulate the marijuana industry. Establishes procedures for release or resentencing of persons convicted of marijuana offenses. Establishes procedures for erasing records of these convictions. Imposes excise tax on marijuana of $8 per ounce of dried marijuana, $.20 per gallon of liquid marijuana-infused products, or $1.00 per gram of concentrated marijuana. Permits local taxes on marijuana sales, up to 2% of retail price, with voter approval. Exempts medical marijuana from all taxation. Limits local regulation of marijuana."
Fiscal impact statement:
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Note: The fiscal impact statement for a California ballot initiative authorized for circulation is jointly prepared by the state's legislative analyst and its director of finance.
- "Net reduced costs ranging from tens of millions of dollars to potentially exceeding $100 million annually to state and local governments related to enforcing certain marijuana-related offenses, handling the related criminal cases in the court system, and incarcerating and supervising certain marijuana offenders. Net additional state and local tax revenues of potentially up to several hundred million dollars annually related to the production and sale of marijuana, a portion of which is required to be spent on drug education and counseling services, water supply and quality projects, research related to the medical use of marijuana, and regulation of commercial marijuana activities."
Polls
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| Poll | Support | Oppose | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| PPIC Statewide Survey 3/11/2014 - 3/18/2014 | 49.0% | 47.0% | 3.0% | +/-3.6 | 1,702 | ||||||||||||||
| Field Poll 11/14/2013 - 12/05/2013 | 55.0% | 43.0% | 2.0% | +/-3.2 | 1,002 | ||||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 52% | 45% | 2.5% | +/-3.4 | 1,352 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Path to the ballot
- See also: California signature requirements
- Chad Hanes and Marinda Hanes submitted a letter requesting a title and summary on April 22, 2015.
- A title and summary were issued by California's attorney general's office on June 26, 2015.
- 365,880 valid signatures were required for qualification purposes.
- Supporters had until December 23, 2015, to collect the required signatures.
- The measure was withdrawn December 28, 2015.[2]
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Footnotes
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