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Washington Psilocybin Services Initiative (2022)
| Washington Psilocybin Services Initiative | |
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Drug crime policy and Healthcare | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Psilocybin Services Initiative was not on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the People, a type of initiated state statute, on November 8, 2022.
The initiative would have created the Washington Psilocybin Advisory Board and create a program to provide psilocybin products and services to individuals age 21 and older.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for the initiative is below:
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Initiative Measure No. 1886 concerns authorizing and regulating the manufacture, sale, and use of psilocybin. This measure would allow licensed persons to provide psilocybin products and services to persons age 21 and older and require state agencies to license and regulate the manufacture, sale, and use of psilocybin. Should this measure be enacted into law? [2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary for the initiative is below:
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This measure would permit licensed persons to provide certain psilocybin products and services to persons age 21 and older; require regulation by the Washington Department of Health, including licensing, formulating standards of practice, regulating psilocybin use, and adopting rules for testing, labeling, packaging, marketing, and dosing; establish a departmental advisory board; provide for civil and criminal enforcement; repeal most inconsistent local ordinances; prohibit certain employment discrimination related to psilocybin use; and adopt other psilocybin-related laws. [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 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 2022 ballot:
- Signatures: 324,516 valid signatures
- Deadline: July 8, 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 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
- Kelly Russell filed the initiative on February 9, 2022. Ballot language was issued for the measure on February 25, 2022.[1]
- Signatures for the measure were not submitted by the deadline on July 8, 2022, therefore the initiative did not qualify for the 2022 ballot.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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