Town of Palmer Lake Marijuana Retail Legalization & Taxation, Measure 300 (November 2014)
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A Town of Palmer Lake Marijuana Retail Legalization & Taxation, Measure 300 ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the town of Palmer Lake in El Paso County, Colorado, where it was defeated.
If approved, Measure 300 would have permitted, according to town law, the taxation, regulation and licensing of retail marijuana establishments. The initiative would have provided regulations and limitations and would have established taxation of the industry.[1]
Voters in Palmer Lake narrowly rejected retail marijuana by voting 538 to 481 against Question 1 in April of 2014.
Competing measure
A competing measure - Measure 301 - was also on the ballot through an initiative petition. Measure 301, which was approved, prohibited the retail sale of marijuana in the town until at least November 7, 2017. After that date, retail marijuana could be legalized only by a vote of the people.[1]
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 716 | 53.16% | ||
| Yes | 631 | 46.84% | ||
Election results via: El Paso County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot appeared as:[1]
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Shall the Town of Palmer Lake Municipal Code be amended as to permit for the taxation, regulation and licensing of retail marijuana, subject to the regulations, conditions, and limitations set forth in the initiative petition?[2] |
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Support
- Supporters of Measure 300 opposed the competing initiative, Measure 301.
Karen Stuth, an attorney and resident, and Mitch Davis ran the pro-marijuana campaign and support Measure 300. Stuth said, "Our town really, really, really needs the money [from marijuana taxes]. We have such a high rate of businesses opening and closing, here in Palmer Lake, that our prospects for increasing our revenue using other sources are dim to none, unless we would get a Walmart or a Home Depot."[3]
Opposition
- Supporters of the competing initiative, Measure 301, opposed this measure.
Chris Amenson, a citizen of Palmer Lake, was behind the competing initiative seeking to ban retail marijuana.[3]
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
- El Paso County, Colorado ballot measures
- November 4, 2014 ballot measures in Colorado
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Marijuana Policy Project, "Summary of 2014 local marijuana measures," accessed October 24, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Colorado Springs Independent, "Two RMJ questions on Palmer Lake ballot, bud on TV, and more," September 10, 2014
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