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Town of Paonia Marijuana Retail Legalization Referendum, Measure 2B (November 2014)
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A Town of Paonia Marijuana Retail Legalization Referendum, Measure 2B ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the town of Paonia in Delta County, Colorado, where it was defeated.
If approved, this measure 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]
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 417 | 53.26% | ||
| Yes | 366 | 46.74% | ||
Election results via: Delta County Clerk and Recorder
Background
In 2010, Paonia voters approved a measure banning all retail marijuana in the town. The measure banning marijuana sales passed by a margin of 16 votes, which amounted to less than 1 percent of town voters.[2]
Mayor Neal Schwieterman, who was the tie-breaker in a dead even town board of trustees vote to approve the language of this ballot question, said, "The last election, where the medical marijuana retail establishments were banned from town, lost by 16 votes, which is .94 percent of our electorate. I don’t know how to vote representing this community...because it’s so close to 50 percent. I couldn’t venture a guess. I’ve always advocated for putting it on the ballot so the voters can decide."[2]
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot appeared as:[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 (collectively called ‘Retail Marijuana Establishments’) be permitted in the Town of Paonia, Colorado subject to the requirements of the Colorado Retail Marijuana Code and regulations to be adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Paonia?[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
- Delta 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 KVNF news, "Paonia To Decide On Recreational Marijuana In Special Election," July 9, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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