Washington Prohibit Marijuana Cultivation, Processing, and Distribution in Residential Zones Initiative (2023)
| Washington Prohibit Marijuana Cultivation, Processing, and Distribution in Residential Zones Initiative | |
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| Election date November 7, 2023 | |
| Topic Marijuana | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Prohibit Marijuana Cultivation, Processing, and Distribution in Residential Zones Initiative was not on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the People, a type of initiated state statute, on November 7, 2023.
This initiative would have prohibited the cultivation, processing, and sales of marijuana in areas zoned as residential.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for this initiative would be as follows:[1]
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Initiative Measure No. 1947 concerns marijuana, cannabis, and hemp. This measure would prohibit marijuana, cannabis or hemp production, processing, or sale in residential-zoned neighborhoods; penalize (including by property forfeiture) certain cannabis-related conduct; require reporting and inspection; and create tax breaks for compliance. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] [2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this initiative would be as follows:[1]
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This measure would prohibit production, processing, or sale of marijuana, cannabis, or hemp in residential-zoned neighborhoods; subject violators, property owners, utility providers, and others to imprisonment, fines, and/or property forfeiture for violating these and other requirements; and make property owners responsible for tenant screening. It would impose reporting and inspection requirements on those engaging in cannabis commerce and other cannabis-related activity, subject to fines for violations and tax breaks for compliance. [2] |
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Full text
Path to the ballot
The state process
In Washington, the number of signatures required to qualify a directly initiated state statute—called an Initiative to the People in Washington—for the ballot is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast for the office of governor at the last regular gubernatorial election. Initial filings for direct initiatives cannot be made more than 10 months before the general election at which their proposal would be presented to voters. Signatures must be submitted at least four months prior to the general election.
The requirements to get an Initiative to the People certified for the 2023 ballot:
- Signatures: 324,516 valid signatures
- Deadline: July 7, 2023
The secretary of state verifies the signatures using a random sample method. If the sample indicates that the measure has sufficient signatures, the measure is certified for the ballot. However, if the sample indicates that the measure has insufficient signatures, every signature is checked. Under Washington law, a random sample result may not invalidate a petition.
Details about this initiative
- Regis Costello filed the initiative.[1]
- Proponents did not submit signatures by the deadline on July 7, 2023.[1]
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Footnotes
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