Town of Red Cliff Marijuana Retail Ban, Question 2G (November 2014)
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A Town of Red Cliff Marijuana Retail Ban, Question 2G ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the town of Red Cliff in Eagle County, Colorado, where it was defeated.
If approved, Measure 2G would have made it illegal, according to town law, to operate any marijuana establishment within town limits. It would have also banned the cultivation or consumption of marijuana in any place other than private residential areas and prohibits any person from displaying, purchasing, transporting, possessing or transferring more than one ounce of marijuana in the town, as well as establishing other restrictions concerning underage marijuana use. Question 2G provided criminal penalties of a fine of up to $1,000 and/or imprisonment for up to one year for the violation of any of the provisions in the measure.[1]
Election results
| Town of Red Cliff, Question 2G | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 70 | 63.64% | ||
| Yes | 40 | 36.36% | ||
Election results via: Eagle County
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot appeared as:[1]
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Should the Town of Red Cliff enact an ordinance making it unlawful for: (1) any person to operate any marijuana establishment in the town; (2) any person to consume or grow marijuana in the town in any place not used for residential purposes; (3) any person to use, display, purchase, transport, possess or transfer more than one ounce of marijuana in the town; (4) any person to possess, grow, process or transport more than six marijuana plants in the town; (5) any person under 21 years of age to use, display, purchase, transport, possess or transfer marijuana, marijuana products or marijuana accessories in the town; (6) any person over 21 years of age to use, display, purchase, transport, possess or transfer marijuana, marijuana products or marijuana accessories in the town for any reason other than personal use; and (7) any person over 21 years of age to assist any person under 21 years of age in obtaining marijuana, marijuana products or marijuana accessories in the town and subjecting violation of these prohibitions to a fine not exceeding $1,000 and/or imprisonment not exceeding one year?[2] |
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Support
Diana Cisneros, the town’s postmaster and a lifelong resident, and Heather Stoltz were proponents of Question 2G.[3]
Cisneros said, “Our town is finally on an upswing. We’re having families with kids moving in — I can’t see (retail shops) in a neighborhood.”[3]
Bob Rainek, who owns several homes and a couple of building lots in Red Cliff, was opposed to marijuana retail in Red Cliff. Although Rainek approves of legal retail marijuana in larger cities, Rainek, who hopes to retire in Red Cliff, said he thinks Question 2G is a good idea simply because Red Cliff is such a small community. He said, “My preference would be to see it in Vail or Beaver Creek. Those places are big enough to dilute any unforeseen impacts."[3]
Opposition
The Marijuana Policy Project opposed Question 2G.[1]
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
- Eagle 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 3.2 Vail Daily, "Will Red Cliff reconsider marijuana regulations?" October 19, 2014
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