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Colorado Prohibit Cannabis Possession Penalties Amendment (2014)
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A Colorado Prohibit Cannabis Possession Penalties Amendment did not make the November 4, 2014 ballot in Colorado as an initiated constitutional amendment. The measure would have prohibited courts from imposing any fine or sentence for the possession of cannabis. The measure was official titled by the Ballot Title Setting Board as, "An amendment to the Colorado constitution prohibiting courts from imposing any fine or sentence for the possession of cannabis."[1][2]
Text of measure
Ballot title and submission clause
If the measure had been placed on the ballot, it would have read as:[1]
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Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution prohibiting courts from imposing any fine or sentence for the possession of cannabis?[3] |
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Constitutional changes
The measure would have amended Article XVIII of the Colorado Constitution by adding a new section. The full text of the proposed amending language can be read here.
Support
- Michelle LaMay, proponent and author of the initiative
- Relief 4 Possession
- Colorado Green Party
The Colorado Green Party endorsed the measure in August of 2013.[4]
Path to the ballot
Supporters were required to gather 86,105 valid signatures by August 4, 2014 for the measure to appear on the ballot. Supporters did not submit any signatures by the filing deadline.[5]
See also
- Colorado 2014 ballot measures
- 2014 ballot measures
- Colorado Legislature
- List of Colorado ballot measures
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "Results for Proposed Initiative #3 Ballot Title Setting Board 2013-2014," accessed May 22, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Full text of proposed Prohibit Cannabis Possession Penalties Amendment," accessed May 22, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Relief 4 Possession, "PRESS RELEASE," August 26, 2013
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Telephone call with Colorado Secretary of State's office," August 4, 2014]
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