Town of Palisade Retail Marijuana Legalization, Measure 2A (November 2014)
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A Town of Palisade Retail Marijuana Legalization, Measure 2A ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the town of Palisade in Mesa County, Colorado. It was defeated by just six votes.
If approved, Measure 2A would have made it legal according to town law to operate retail marijuana establishments, including retail marijuana cultivation facilities, marijuana product manufacturing facilities, testing facilities and marijuana stores.[1]
A ballot question called Measure 2B was also on the ballot and asked voters to approve an additional city sales tax on retail marijuana in the city.[2]
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 541 | 50.28% | ||
| Yes | 535 | 49.72% | ||
Election results via: Mesa County Election Results
Ballot mix up
According to reports, more than 100 ballots were mailed to city residents without including either Measure 2A or Measure 2B, while some ballots sent to residents outside of city limits did feature the questions. The Mesa County Elections office is working to remedy the error. Donna Ross, chief deputy of the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder's office said, “We are confident that anyone who is eligible to vote on the questions will have an opportunity to do so."[2]
Jesse and Desa Loughman, owners of Colorado Alternative Health Care, were unconvinced. Loughman said, “We want to know why it happened. We were told it was a printer error ... Even to this point, it seems the election office doesn’t take this as a very big deal. It’s hard to have confidence in the election now.”[2]
Whether the error was corrected or not, the problem was expected to potentially cause doubt in the minds of voters if the results for Measure 2A, especially since the margin between "yes" and "no" votes was so small.[2]
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:[1]
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Shall the establishment and operation of retail marijuana cultivation facilities, retail marijuana product manufacturing facilities, retail marijuana testing facilities, and retail marijuana stores be permitted in the Town of Palisade, Colorado subject to the requirements of the Colorado Retail Marijuana Code and regulations to be adopted by the Town of Palisade?[3] |
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Related measures
Recreational
Washington D.C. Marijuana Legalization, Initiative 71 (November 2014)
Colorado:
Maine:
City of Lewiston Recreational Marijuana Legalization Measure (November 2014)
City of South Portland Recreational Marijuana Legalization Measure (November 2014)
Town of York Recreational Marijuana Legalization Measure (November 2014)
Massachusetts:
Michigan:
New Mexico:
Santa Fe County Marijuana Decriminalization Advisory Question (November 2014)
Bernalillo County Marijuana Decriminalization Advisory Question, Measure 1 (November 2014)
City of Albuquerque Marijuana Decriminalization Measure (November 2014)
City of Santa Fe Marijuana Decriminalization Initiative (November 2014)
Wisconsin:
Dane County State Legalization of Marijuana Referendum (April 2014)
Medical
California:
City of Santa Ana Council-Referred Medical Marijuana Regulation Ordinance, Measure BB (November 2014)
City of Santa Ana Medical Cannabis Restriction and Limitation Initiative, Measure CC (November 2014)
City of La Mesa Medical Marijuana Initiative, Proposition J (November 2014)
City of Encinitas Medical Marijuana Initiative, Proposition F (November 2014)
Nevada County Medical Marijuana Cultivation, Measure S (November 2014)
Butte County Medical Marijuana Ordinance 4075 Referendum, Measure A (November 2014)
Butte County Medical Marijuana Initiative, Measure B (November 2014)
Shasta County Outdoor Medical Marijuana Ordinance Referendum, Measure A (November 2014)
Lake County "Medical Marijuana Control Act" Initiative, Measure O (November 2014)
Lake County "Freedom to Garden Human Rights Restoration Act" Initiative, Measure P (November 2014)
City of Weed Permitting Licensing of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Advisory Question, Measure L (November 2014)
City of Weed Outdoor Marijuana Cultivation Ban Advisory Question, Measure K (November 2014)
Lake County Marijuana Cultivation Ordinance 2997 Referendum, Measure N (June 2014)
City of Imperial Beach "Compassionate Access Ordinance" Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Act (June 2014)
City of Napa Medical Marijuana Dispensary Referendum (November 2014)
City of San Jose Medical Marijuana Regulation Act of 2014 (November 2014)
See also
- Local marijuana on the ballot
- Mesa County, Colorado ballot measures
- November 4, 2014 ballot measures in Colorado
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marijuana Policy Project, "Summary of 2014 local marijuana measures," accessed October 24, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Post Independent, "Mesa County scrambles to correct botched Palisade pot question on ballot," October 24, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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