California Marijuana Legal Regulations Initiative (2020)
| California Marijuana Legal Regulations Initiative | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Marijuana and Drug crime policy | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The California Marijuana Legal Regulations Initiative (#19-0010 and #19-0011) was not on the ballot in California as an initiated state statute on November 3, 2020.
The ballot measure would have prohibited criminal or civil penalties for the possession, cultivation, transportation, distribution, use, or consumption of cannabis, hemp, and marijuana. The ballot measure would have de-scheduled medicinal marijuana under state law and prohibited law enforcement from using funds to assist federal marijuana-related laws, among other provisions.[1][2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The official ballot titles for Petitions #19-0011 and #19-0011 were as follows:[3]
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Expands Legalization Of Cannabis And Hemp. Initiative Statute.[4] |
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Petition summary
The summaries provided for inclusion on signature petition sheets for Petitions #19-0011 and #19-0011 were as follows:[3]
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Repeals existing conflicting laws regulating cultivation, sale, and use of cannabis and hemp. Legalizes cannabis and hemp, as defined. Expands judicial relief, including release from custody, for existing cannabis/hemp convictions. Prohibits permit, license, and tax requirements for personal uses; increases amount allowed for personal use. Prohibits commercial regulation beyond manner applicable to beer/wine; limits retail tax to 10%. Allows doctors to recommend cannabis without prescription; prohibits taxation of medicinal cannabis. Limits cannabis testing for employment or insurance purposes. Bars state or local aid to enforce federal cannabis/hemp laws.[4] |
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Fiscal impact
The fiscal impact statements for Petitions #19-0011 and #19-0011 were as follows:[3]
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Reduced state and local tax revenues related to the production and sale of cannabis, likely in the mid-to-high hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Reduced state and local license fee revenue – likely in excess of $100 million annually – which could result in some of the regulatory costs being supported from other fund sources (such as the state General Fund).[4] |
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Full text
The full text of the ballot measure is available for Initiative 19-0010 and Initiative 19-0011.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 5 percent of the votes cast in the preceding gubernatorial election. Petitions are allowed to circulate for 180 days from the date the attorney general prepares the petition language. Signatures need to be certified at least 131 days before the general election. As the verification process can take multiple months, the secretary of state provides suggested deadlines for ballot initiatives.
The requirements to get initiated state statutes certified for the 2020 ballot:
- Signatures: 623,212 valid signatures were required.
- Deadline: The deadline for signature verification was June 25, 2020. However, the process of verifying signatures can take multiple months. The recommended deadlines were March 3, 2020, for an initiative requiring a full check of signatures and April 21, 2020, for an initiative requiring a random sample of signatures.
Signatures are first filed with local election officials, who determine the total number of signatures submitted. If the total number is equal to at least 100 percent of the required signatures, then local election officials perform a random check of signatures submitted in their counties. If the random sample estimates that more than 110 percent of the required number of signatures are valid, the initiative is eligible for the ballot. If the random sample estimates that between 95 and 110 percent of the required number of signatures are valid, a full check of signatures is done to determine the total number of valid signatures. If less than 95 percent are estimated to be valid, the initiative does not make the ballot.
Stages of Initiative 19-0010
On August 19, 2019, Berton Duzy and Michael Jolson filed Initiative 19-0010.[1] Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) released ballot language on October 23, 2019, allowing a signature drive to begin. On May 4, 2020, the secretary of state announced that no signatures were filed.
Stages of Initiative 19-0011
On August 19, 2019, Patrick Hiram Moore, Jason Tyler West, and Jeanette Perez filed Initiative 19-0011.[2] Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) released ballot language on October 23, 2019, allowing a signature drive to begin. On May 4, 2020, the secretary of state announced that no signatures were filed.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 California Attorney General, "Initiative #19-0010," August 19, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 California Attorney General, "Initiative #19-0011," August 19, 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 California Secretary of State, "Initiatives and Referenda Cleared for Circulation," accessed June 25, 2019
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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