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Oregon Recreational Cannabis Amendment (2014)
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An Oregon Recreational Cannabis Amendment, also known as Oregon Cannabis Amendment, did not make the November 4, 2014 statewide ballot in Oregon as an initiated constitutional amendment.[1]
The measure would have amended Article I of the Oregon Constitution to allow adults aged 21 and older to use, possess and produce marijuana for recreational purposes. It would have also allowed the state to "reasonably define, limit and regulate the use, possession, production, sale or taxation of cannabis under state law." The measure's primary sponsor was Douglas Paul Stanford, along with The Campaign for the Restoration and Regulation of Hemp. Stanford was the lead petitioner on 2012's failed Measure 80, which sought to broadly legalize recreational marijuana.[2][3] Stanford and his group also sponsored the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act.[2][4]
Background
The 2012 elections proved to be groundbreaking for marijuana legalization support groups. Voters in Washington approved Initiative 502, thereby legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. Coloradans followed suit when they approved Amendment 64 during the same election. However, voters in Oregon rejected Measure 80, a similar, though less stringent, marijuana legalization measure. Measure 80 would have allowed adults over the age of 21 to possess an unlimited supply of marijuana and given an industry-dominated board permission to regulate sales.[5]
Support
The measure was sponsored by The Campaign for the Restoration and Regulation of Hemp and Douglas Paul Stanford.[2][4]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Oregon Constitution
Supporters were required to collect 116,284 valid signatures by July 3, 2014 in order to land the initiative on the ballot. No signatures were submitted for the measure.[6]
Similar measures
- Oregon Legalized Marijuana Initiative (2014)
- Oregon Recreational Cannabis Tax Act, Initiative 22 (2014)
- Washington Marijuana Legalization and Regulation, Initiative 502 (2012)
- Colorado Marijuana Legalization Initiative, Amendment 64 (2012)
- Oregon Cannabis Tax Act Initiative, Measure 80 (2012)
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Oregonian, "From marriage to marijuana, Oregon facing flood of hot-button ballot measures next year," October 26, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Oregon Secretary of State, "Elections Division: Initiative, Referendum, and Referral Search," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ PortlandMercury.com, "By the Way, Paul Stanford's Got Marijuana Initiatives, Too," January 16, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hemp.org, "Oregon: Why 24 Ounces? CRRH Explains Possession and Cultivation Limits Proposed in 2014 Initiative," April 25, 2014
- ↑ OregonLive.com, "With national backing, marijuana advocates file legalization measure," October 25, 2013
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Telephone interview with William N. Appel, a chief petitioner for the measure," July 3, 2014
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