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Washington Civil and Criminal Penalties for Marijuana Measure, Initiative 1387 (2015)

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The Washington Civil and Criminal Penalties for Marijuana Measure, Initiative 1387 was not on the November 3, 2015 ballot in the state of Washington as an Initiative to the People. If approved by voters, the measure would have done the following:[1]

  • Eliminated civil and criminal penalties for possession, consumption, production and distribution of marijuana
  • Prohibited law enforcement agencies from assisting federal enforcement of marijuana-related laws that are not crimes in Washington
  • Allowed prescriptions for medical marijuana
  • Prohibited taxation of medical marijuana
  • Prohibited licensing requirements for noncommercial production, distribution or consumption of marijuana
  • Destroyed criminal records for marijuana offenses that are no longer crimes

Text of measure

Ballot title

The official ballot title was as follows:[1]

“ Initiative Measure No. 1387 concerns marijuana.

This measure would eliminate civil and criminal penalties for possession, consumption, production, and distribution of marijuana, and enact other marijuana-related laws including allowing prescription of medical marijuana and destruction of certain criminal records.

Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2]

”

Ballot summary

The ballot summary was as follows:[1]

“ This measure would enact various marijuana-related laws including eliminating all civil and criminal penalties for possession, consumption, production, and distribution of marijuana; prohibiting law enforcement agencies from assisting federal enforcement of marijuana-related laws that are not crimes in Washington; allowing physicians to prescribe marijuana and prohibiting taxation of medical marijuana; prohibiting licensing requirements for noncommercial production, distribution, or consumption of marijuana; and authorizing destruction of criminal records for marijuana offenses that are no longer crimes.[2] ”

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.[1]

Support

This measure was sponsored by Kirk Ludden. Supporters called the measure "Jack Herer Initiative."[1]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Washington

Supporters were required to collect at least 246,372 valid signatures by July 2, 2015, in order to land the initiative on the ballot.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the People - 2015: I-1387," accessed February 17, 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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