City of Portland Recreational Marijuana Legalization, Measure 1 (November 2013)
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A City of Portland Recreational Marijuana Legalization, Measure 1 ballot question was on the November 5, 2013 election ballot for voters in the city of Portland in Cumberland County, Maine. It was approved.
It legalized, according to city law and city police enforcement, the possession and use by adults over 21 of up to 2.5 ounces of recreational marijuana and marijuana use paraphernalia. It prohibited the public use of marijuana and any use around schools. This measure was put on the ballot and supported by the Marijuana Policy Project.[1]
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 9,921 | 67.29% | ||
| No | 4,823 | 32.71% | ||
- Election results from Bangor Daily News, 2013 Maine Election results
Text of measure
Ballot question
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Do you favor the change in the city ordinance(s) proposed by the citizen petition as provided below?[2][3] |
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Summary
The following summary of Measure 1 was given on the ballot:
| “ | This ordinance legalizes the recreational use of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older. It allows adults 21 years of age or older to legally possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana and paraphernalia. It also allows adults 21 years of age or older to engage in activities for the purpose of ascertaining the possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. It prohibits recreational use activities in public spaces, school grounds, and on transportation infrastructure. It prohibits adults under 21 and minors from engaging in recreational use activities. Landlords and property owners may restrict the smoking of marijuana on their property by posting "No Smoking" signs near the entrances. It requires the Mayor to report annually on the implementation enforcement of the ordinance; allows city officers and employees to cooperate with federal drug enforcement authorities as required by law; and makes the City's disciplinary procedures for officers and employees the exclusive remedy for a violation of the ordinance. Finally it resolves to support taxation and regulation of marijuana by the State of Maine and Federal government.[2][3] | ” |
Support
David Boyer of the Marijuana Policy Project, a marijuana advocacy group, said, "Most Portlanders, like most Americans, are fed up with our nation's failed marijuana prohibition laws. We applaud Portland voters for adopting a smarter marijuana policy, and we look forward to working with city officials to ensure it is implemented."[1]
Opposition
Although there was no organized opposition to the measure itself, some were opposed to certain advertising strategies the Marijuana Policy Project used, including certain advertising on bus and public transit billboards that critics said not only supported the ballot measure but included drug use.[1]
Kate Perkins, spokeswoman of a drug prevention group called 21 Reasons, said, "It's highly inappropriate to be promoting pro-marijuana message in a place that has a large audience of people under the age of 21."[1]
Similar measures
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Huff Post Politics, "Portland, Maine, Legalizes Recreational Marijuana," November 5, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Portland City, Maine, November 5, 2013 sample ballot," accessed January 23, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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