Valdez, Alaska, Commercial Marijuana Prohibition Local Option, Proposition 1 (May 2017)
| Proposition 1: Valdez Commercial Marijuana Prohibition Local Option |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| May 2, 2017 |
| Status: |
 Defeated
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| Topic: |
| Local marijuana |
| Related articles |
| Local marijuana on the ballot May 2, 2017 ballot measures in Alaska Local Ballot Measures |
| See also |
| Valdez, Alaska |
A measure to prohibit the sale, cultivation, production, and testing of marijuana products was on the ballot for voters in Valdez, Alaska, on May 2, 2017. It was defeated.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of enacting a local option to ban the operation of marijuana-related businesses within city limits and within 10 miles of the city limits, including the sale, cultivation, production, and testing of marijuana products. |
| A no vote was a vote against enacting a local option to ban the operation of marijuana-related businesses within city limits and within 10 miles of the city limits, including the sale, cultivation, production, and testing of marijuana products. |
Election results
| Proposition 1 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| No | 1,009 | 76.15% | ||
| Yes | 316 | 23.85% | ||
- Election results from Valdez City Clerk
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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Shall the City of Valdez Adopt a Local Option to Prohibit the Operation of Commercial Marijuana Establishments, Including the Following License Types: A. A retail marijuana store: A “retail marijuana store” means an entity registered to purchase marijuana from marijuana cultivation facilities, to purchase marijuana and marijuana products from marijuana product manufacturing facilities, and to sell marijuana and marijuana products to consumers. B. A marijuana cultivation facility: A “marijuana cultivation facility” means an entity registered to cultivate, prepare, and package marijuana and to sell marijuana to retail marijuana stores, to marijuana product manufacturing facilities, and to other marijuana cultivation facilities, but not to consumers. C. A marijuana product manufacturing facility; and A “marijuana product manufacturing facility” means an entity registered to purchase marijuana; manufacture, prepare, and package marijuana products; and sell marijuana and marijuana products to other marijuana product manufacturing facilities and to retail marijuana stores, but not to consumers. D. A marijuana testing facility. A “marijuana testing facility” means an entity registered to analyze and certify the safety and potency of marijuana. YES ("Yes" means that commercial marijuana . establishments will be prohibited within . the boundaries of the City of Valdez to . include a 10 mile area within the adjacent . unincorporated borough.) NO ("No" means that commercial marijuana . establishments will be allowed in the . City of Valdez as authorized and regulated . in Chapter 5.06 of the Valdez Municipal Code.)[2] |
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Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a successful initiative petition campaign. Proponents of the initiative needed to collect valid signatures from registered city voters equal to 25 percent of the votes cast at the last general municipal election. Since 761 signatures were cast in the city's 2015 election, this signature requirement amounted to 191 signatures. Moreover, the signatures had to be collected within a 90 day window following the approval of the initiative petition for circulation by the city clerk. The initiative petition was cleared for circulation in late April 2016. Carl Hedman, pastor of Valdez Assembly of God Chruch, was the primary sponsor of the initiative, and Christy Franklin, a businesswoman in the city, was the secondary sponsor.[3]
Recent news
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See also
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External links
- [ County Elections Office website]
Footnotes
- ↑ Valdez City Elections, "OFFICIAL BALLOT; CITY OF VALDEZ; REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION; TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2017," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Valdes Star, "Foes of marijuana want to outlaw it in Valdez by popular vote," April 14, 2016
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