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Washington Prohibit Marijuana Cultivation, Processing, and Sales in Residential Zones Initiative (2023)
| Washington Prohibit Marijuana Cultivation, Processing, and Sales 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 Sales in Residential Zones Initiative was not on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the Legislature, a type of indirect initiated state statute, on November 7, 2023.
The initiative was designed to prohibit the cultivation, processing, and sales of marijuana in areas zoned as residential.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for the initiative is below:
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Initiative Measure No. 1534 concerns marijuana, cannabis, hemp, and narcotics. Concise Description: This measure would prohibit marijuana, cannabis, and hemp production, processing, or sale in residential-zoned neighborhoods; penalize (including by property forfeiture) certain cannabis or narcotics-related conduct; require reporting and inspection; and create tax breaks. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] [2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary for the initiative is below:
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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 others in areas zoned for such activity, subject to fines for violations and tax breaks for compliance. [2] |
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Full text
The full text of the initiative can be found here.
Path to the ballot
The state process
In Washington, the number of signatures required to qualify an indirectly initiated state statute—called an Initiative to the Legislature 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 indirect initiatives cannot be made more than 10 months before the regular session at which their proposal would be presented to lawmakers. Signatures must be submitted at least 10 days prior to the beginning of the legislative session in the year of the targeted election.
The requirements to get an Initiative to the Legislature certified for the 2023 ballot:
- Signatures: 324,516 valid signatures
- Deadline: December 30, 2022
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 to appear before the legislature. If the legislature does not approve the measure, it is certified to appear on 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 on July 5, 2022. Ballot language was issued for it on July 22, 2022.[1]
- Signatures for the initiative were not submitted before the deadline.[1]
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Footnotes
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