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Colorado Amendment 44, Possession of Marijuana Initiative (2006)
| Colorado Amendment 44 | |
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| Topic Marijuana laws |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment 44 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Colorado on November 7, 2006. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing people over 21 to possess up to one ounce of marijuana. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing people over 21 to possess up to one ounce of marijuana. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment 44 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 636,938 | 41.08% | ||
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913,408 | 58.92% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 44 was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to section 18-18-406 (1) of the Colorado revised statutes making legal the possession of one ounce or less of marihuana for any person twenty-one years of age or older. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Colorado, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an initiated state statute.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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