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California Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Initiative (2016)

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California Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Initiative (2016)
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Election date
November 8, 2016
Topic
Marijuana
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
State statute
Origin
Citizens


A California Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Initiative (Initiative #15-0038) was not put on the November 8, 2016, ballot for voters in California as an initiated state statute.[1]

Multiple, separate initiatives designed to legalize marijuana were filed in 2016. A full list of the initiatives filed and cleared for signature gathering can be found here.

Path to the ballot

See also: California signature requirements
  • Louis J. Marinelli submitted a letter requesting a title and summary on July 10, 2015.
  • A title and summary were to be issued by California's attorney general by September 15, 2015.
  • Once the title and summary were prepared, 365,880 valid signatures were required for qualification purposes.
  • Supporters had 150 days from the date the title and summary were issued to collect the required signatures.
  • The signature deadline was in mid-March and the measure failed to qualify for the ballot at that time.

See also

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