Washington Home Production of Cannabis Initiative (2017)
| Washington Home Production of Cannabis Initiative | |
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| Election date November 7, 2017 | |
| Topic Marijuana | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Home Production of Cannabis Initiative was not on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the People, a type of initiated state statute, on November 7, 2017.
The measure would have provided for home production of cannabis, as well as the possession and transfer of home-produced cannabis for non-commercial purposes. The measure would have replaced the word marijuana with cannabis in state law. Furthermore, the initiative would have ordered that all individuals incarcerated for non-violent cannabis crimes be released.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was:[1]
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 1563 concerns cannabis (marijuana)
This measure would allow limited home production of cannabis (marijuana) and consumption in non-public commercial spaces; change employment requirements related to cannabis-use; address cannabis-related crimes and proof requirements; and change other cannabis-related laws. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary was:[1]
| “ | This measure would allow limited home production of cannabis (marijuana), and non-commercial possession and transfer of homegrown cannabis, by persons over 21. It would allow cannabis consumption in non-public commercial spaces. It would change employment requirements related to cannabis use; restrict drug-testing for cannabis; vacate convictions and end incarceration for non-violent cannabis crimes; and change proof requirements in cannabis-related trials. It would limit use of state funds for cannabis-related enforcement and change other cannabis-related laws.[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here
Support
Kirk Ludden developed the initiative.[1]
Path to the ballot
In Washington, the signature requirement for Initiatives to the People is equivalent to 8 percent of the votes cast for the office of governor at the last gubernatorial election.
To make the 2017 ballot, proponents of Initiatives to the People were required to submit at least 259,622 valid signatures by July 7, 2017.[3] No signatures were turned in for the initiative by the deadline.[4]
Sponsors of the measure originally proposed it as an Initiative to the Legislature, but failed to submit a sufficient number of valid signatures by the deadline on December 30, 2016.[5]
See also
- 2017 ballot measures
- Washington 2017 ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Washington
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the People - 2017," accessed February 13, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar - 2016," accessed January 10, 2017
- ↑ Northwest Public Radio, “Election Rarity: No Initiatives Qualify For November Statewide Ballot In Washington,” July 7, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "E-mail with Washington secretary of state's office," January 3, 2016
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