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    Arrow Marijuana reform initiatives on the ballot in 2016 - Official results thread

    These are all the marijuana reform initiatives that made it on the ballot for 2016. I'll try to keep this thread updated with news about the various initiatives and will post the official results here. Feel free to add your own news or discussion to the thread.


    -------------------------------- Marijuana legalization --------------------------------


    Arizona Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act (Proposition 205)

    The Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act allows adults twenty-one years of age and older to possess and to privately consume and grow limited amounts of marijuana (up to one ounce of marijuana flower, up to five grams of marijuana concentrate, and/or the harvest from up to six plants); it creates a system in which licensed businesses can produce and sell marijuana; establishes a Department of Marijuana Licenses and Control to regulate the cultivation, manufacturing, testing, transportation, and sale of marijuana; and provides local governments with the authority to regulate and limit marijuana businesses. The Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit that sought to prohibit the measure from going before voters.

    ballotpedia:
    https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_Mari...ion_205_(2016)

    campaign website:
    https://www.regulatemarijuanainarizona.org/





    California Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Proposition 64)

    Passage of the measure would permit adults to legally grow (up to six plants) and possess personal use quantities of cannabis (up to one ounce of flower and/or up to eight grams of concentrate) while also licensing commercial cannabis production and retail sales. The measure prohibits localities from taking actions to infringe upon adults' ability to possess and cultivate cannabis for non-commercial purposes. The initiative language specifies that it is not intended to "repeal, affect, restrict, or preempt … laws pertaining to the Compassionate Use Act of 1996." The AUMA is endorsed by the ACLU of California, the California Democratic Party, the California Medical Association, California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, the California NAACP, the Drug Policy Alliance, Students for Sensible Drug Policy, and NORML. Seventy-one percent of likely California voters say that they are leaning toward voting 'yes' on Proposition 64, according to a September 2016 California Counts Survey.

    ballotpedia:
    https://ballotpedia.org/California_P...ization_(2016)

    campaign website:
    http://www.yeson64.org/





    Maine Marijuana Legalization Act (Question 1)

    If enacted by voters in November, the measure would allow adults to legally possess up to two and one-half ounces of marijuana and to cultivate marijuana (up to six mature plants and the entire yields of said plants) for their own personal use. The measure would also establish licensing for the commercial production and retail sale of cannabis. Retail sales of cannabis would be subject to a ten percent sales tax. Non-commercial transactions and/or retail sales involving medical cannabis would not be subject to taxation.

    ballotpedia:
    https://ballotpedia.org/Maine_Mariju...stion_1_(2016)

    campaign website:
    https://www.regulatemaine.org/





    Massachusetts Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act (Question 4)

    The initiative allows adults 21 years of age and older to possess up to one ounce of marijuana outside of their residences and up to 10 ounces of marijuana in an enclosed, locked space within their residences, which mimics the current in-residence allowance established by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for medical marijuana patients. It allows adults 21 years of age and older to grow up to six marijuana plants in an enclosed, locked space within their residences and possess the marijuana produced by those plants in the location where it was grown.

    ballotpedia:
    https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusett...stion_4_(2016)

    campaign website:
    https://www.regulatemassachusetts.org/





    Nevada Marijuana Legalization Initiative (Question 2)

    The ballot language permits adults to possess and grow personal use quantities of cannabis (up to one ounce and/or six plants) for non-commercial purposes. The measure also regulates and taxes the commercial production and retail sale of cannabis. It states, "The People of the State of Nevada find and declare that the use of marijuana should be legal for persons 21 years of age or older, and its cultivation and sale should be regulated similar to other businesses."

    ballotpedia:
    https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada_Marij...stion_2_(2016)

    campaign website:
    https://www.regulatemarijuanainnevada.org/






    -------------------------------- Medical marijuana --------------------------------


    Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act (Issue 7)
    Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016 (Issue 6)


    The 2016 Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act establishes a statewide program for the licensed production, analytic testing, and distribution of medicinal cannabis. Under the program, patients diagnosed by a physician with one of over 50 qualifying conditions may obtain cannabis from one of up to 38 licensed non-profit care centers. Qualified patients who do not have a center operating in their vicinity will be permitted to obtain a 'hardship certificate' in order to cultivate their own medicine at home. 2016 polling compiled by Public Opinion Strategies finds that 68 percent of voters explicitly support the language of the Act. Presently, opponents of the measure are asking the state Supreme Court to block the measure.

    A competing, slightly more narrow medical cannabis measure, the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, has also qualified for the ballot as Issue 6. The measure does not permit home cultivation of marijuana and also provides fewer qualifying conditions for which cannabis therapy may be recommended. A summary of the constitutional amendment is here.

    If both initiatives receive majority approval, the one with the most "yes" votes will supersede the other.

    ballotpedia:
    https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_Med...Issue_7_(2016)
    https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_Med...Issue_6_(2016)

    campaign website (Issue 7):
    http://www.arcompassion.com/





    Florida Use of Marijuana For Debilitating Conditions (Amendment 2)

    Passage of the amendment would permit qualified patients to possess and obtain cannabis from state-licensed facilities. According to a recent statewide poll, 70 percent of Florida voters say that they support the passage of the amendment. According to Florida law, 60 percent of voters must approve a constitutional amendment in order for it to become law. In November 2014, Floridians narrowly rejected a similar amendment, which received 58 percent of the vote.

    ballotpedia:
    https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Medi...dment_2_(2016)

    campaign website:
    http://www.unitedforcare.org/





    Montana Medical Marijuana Initiative (I-182)

    I-182 repeals the limit of three patients for each licensed provider, and allows providers to hire employees to cultivate, dispense, and transport medical marijuana. I-182 repeals the requirement that physicians who provide certifications for 25 or more patients annually be referred to the board of medical examiners. I-182 removes the authority of law enforcement to conduct unannounced inspections of medical marijuana facilities, and requires annual inspections by the state.

    ballotpedia:
    https://ballotpedia.org/Montana_Medi...,_I-182_(2016)

    campaign website:
    http://www.yeson182.org/





    North Dakota Compassionate Care Act (Initiated Statutory Measure 5)

    The North Dakota Compassionate Care 2016 act permits patients with an eligible debilitating condition to possess and obtain marijuana (up to three ounces) and marijuana-specific preparations under a doctor's written certification. The measure also establishes a statewide regulatory system for the creation of licensed 'compassionate care centers.' Patients (or their caregivers) who do not live in close proximity to such centers may cultivate up to eight marijuana plants in an enclosed, locked facility.

    ballotpedia:
    https://ballotpedia.org/North_Dakota...asure_5_(2016)

    campaign website:
    http://www.ndmedcan.com/

    http://norml.org/election-2016


    If anyone wants to look back at the initiatives for 2012 and 2014, I made a similar thread for those too.
    Last edited by jct74; 09-19-2016 at 01:50 PM.



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    there was a thread on this a few days ago but in case anyone missed it...


    A maker of deadly painkillers is bankrolling the opposition to legal marijuana in Arizona

    By Christopher Ingraham
    September 9, 2016

    The campaign against marijuana legalization in Arizona received a major infusion of cash last week from a synthetic cannabis drugmaker that has been investigated for alleged improper marketing of a highly addictive prescription painkiller, according to campaign finance reports.

    The $500,000 donation from Insys Therapeutics, based in Chandler, Ariz., amounts to more than one-third of all money raised by Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy, the group opposing legalization. It's one of the largest single contributions to any anti-legalization campaign ever, according to campaign finance records maintained by ballotpedia.com.

    The cash infusion could even the playing field in an arena where legalization supporters have traditionally outspent opponents. Until the Insys donation, legalization supporters in Arizona had out-fundraised opponents by about 3-to-1. The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol has raised more than $3 million, much of it from the Marijuana Policy Project, a national group working to change marijuana laws.

    Insys has developed a drug based on a synthetic version of marijuana's active ingredient, THC. Called Syndros, the drug was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in July for treatment of AIDS and cancer patients' symptoms. It is awaiting scheduling by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

    Insys also manufactures the deadly painkiller Subsys fentanyl. The company is facing state and federal investigations, as well as a shareholder lawsuit, over allegations that it improperly marketed the drug to doctors in an effort to boost sales.

    ...
    read more:
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...na-in-arizona/
    http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/...t-legalization


    Pharma Company Funding Anti-Pot Fight Worried About Losing Business, Filings Show

    Lee Fang
    Sep. 12 2016

    PHARMACEUTICAL EXECUTIVES WHO recently made a major donation to an anti-marijuana legalization campaign claimed they were doing so out of concern for the safety of children — but their investor filings reveal that pot poses a direct threat to their plans to cash in on a synthetic cannabis product they have developed.

    ...

    Insys is currently developing a product called the Dronabinol Oral Solution, a drug that uses a synthetic version of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) to alleviate chemotherapy-caused nausea and vomiting. In an early filing related to the dronabinol drug, assessing market concerns and competition, Insys filed a disclosure statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission stating plainly that legal marijuana is a direct threat to their product line:

    Legalization of marijuana or non-synthetic cannabinoids in the United States could significantly limit the commercial success of any dronabinol product candidate. … If marijuana or non-synthetic cannabinoids were legalized in the United States, the market for dronabinol product sales would likely be significantly reduced and our ability to generate revenue and our business prospects would be materially adversely affected.
    ...
    read more:
    https://theintercept.com/2016/09/12/...oid-marijuana/
    Last edited by jct74; 09-19-2016 at 12:17 AM.

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    alcohol industry getting involved too


    Alcohol Industry Bankrolls Fight Against Legal Pot in Battle of the Buzz

    Lee Fang
    Sep. 14 2016

    THE FIGHT AGAINST legalized pot is being heavily bankrolled by alcohol and pharmaceutical companies, terrified that they might lose market share.

    On the heels of a filing last week that revealed that a synthetic cannabis company is financing the opposition to legal marijuana in Arizona comes a new disclosure this week that a beer industry group made one of the largest donations to an organization set up to defeat legalization in Massachusetts.

    The Beer Distributors PAC, an affiliate that represents 16 beer-distribution companies in Massachusetts, gave $25,000 to the Campaign for a Safe and Healthy Massachusetts, tying it for third place among the largest contributors to the anti-pot organization.

    William A. Kelley, the president of the Beer Distributors of Massachusetts, did not respond to a request for comment, but his organization’s decision to oppose legalization is hardly unique in the alcohol industry.

    In Arizona, one of the five states with marijuana legalization ballot measures this November, the Arizona Wine and Spirits Wholesale Association donated $10,000 to a group opposing legalization. In 2010, the last time California considered marijuana legalization, another alcoholic beverage distribution group provided financing to a law enforcement-backed campaign to defeat legalization.

    ...
    read more:
    https://theintercept.com/2016/09/14/beer-pot-ballot/

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    I hope all the bills pass.
    I am the spoon.

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    Adelson is back, doesn't want any of the senior citizens in Florida to find some relief. I wonder if he's dumping any into the Nevada anti-legalization campaign as well.


    Sheldon Adelson Dumps $1 Million into Anti-Medical Marijuana Campaign

    By ALLISON NIELSEN
    September 16, 2016

    Billionaire casino founder Sheldon Adelson has given another $1 million to the campaign against medical marijuana in Florida, recent records from the Florida Divisions of Elections show.

    Adelson gave $1 million to the Drug Free Florida committee between Sept. 3 and Sept. 9.

    Drug Free Florida/Vote No on 2 is the campaign actively working against Amendment 2, a constitutional amendment which would legalize medical marijuana for Floridians with “debilitating” medical conditions like cancer, epilepsy, HIV/AIDS and glaucoma.

    Adelson, a kingpin Republican fundraiser, has been a strong supporter of the anti-medical marijuana campaign. He contributed a colossal amount of money -- to the tune of $5.5 million -- to the Drug Free Florida committee in 2014 when it waged war against the medical marijuana amendment the first time it came to Florida ballots.

    The first time medical marijuana hit ballots in Florida, it was not successful. Medical marijuana fell short of the necessary 60 percent to pass, only receiving 58 percent of the vote.

    This year, the bulk of the money from Drug Free Florida has come from large contributors like Adelson. Other backers have included Mel Sembler, Publix heiress Carol Jenkins and Al Hoffman, Jr.

    ...
    read more:
    http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/sto...juana-campaign
    Last edited by jct74; 09-19-2016 at 12:35 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jct74 View Post
    Adelson is back, doesn't want any of the senior citizens in Florida to find some relief. I wonder if he's dumping any into the Nevada anti-legalization campaign.




    read more:
    http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/sto...juana-campaign
    lol.. it's sorta nice knowing that douchebag is wasting all this money.. the most he can do is cause these bills to languish for about an election cycle maybe before they pass anyway.
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    ...very interesting, [near cut-throat] politics in maine on the upcoming ballot measure...many of the people i know within the fairly large and politically well-connected 'medical marijuana community' in maine are voting and urging others to vote 'no' on this measure....

    ...many say it's because the bill is 'poorly written' etc...but i sense a little fear from 'the marijuana medallion holder$' that this measure will put more than a little 'price pressure' on their ca$h cow...

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    Here's another top funder on the anti-legalization side in 2016, some crazy bitch art teacher.


    Top Anti-Legalization Funder Says Marijuana Causes Terrorism

    BY TOM ANGELL
    SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2016

    Prohibitionists just revealed that a retired professor is bankrolling their efforts to defeat marijuana legalization ballot measures this year to the tune of more than $1.3 million.

    SAM Action, the advocacy arm of the nonprofit Smart Approaches to Marijuana, said in campaign finance documents filed Friday in both California and Massachusetts that Julie Schauer, a former art teacher at Northern Virginia Community College, has given the group at least $1,389,000 this year.

    A Marijuana.com investigation reveals that Schauer has a history of making alarmist claims about marijuana.

    ...

    The new contributions from Schauer, who previously donated $50,000 to help defeat a 2010 attempt to end marijuana prohibition in California, make her the biggest anti-legalization funder so far this election cycle.

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    read more:
    http://www.marijuana.com/blog/news/2...ses-terrorism/



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    Quote Originally Posted by H. E. Panqui View Post
    ...very interesting, [near cut-throat] politics in maine on the upcoming ballot measure...many of the people i know within the fairly large and politically well-connected 'medical marijuana community' in maine are voting and urging others to vote 'no' on this measure....

    ...many say it's because the bill is 'poorly written' etc...but i sense a little fear from 'the marijuana medallion holder$' that this measure will put more than a little 'price pressure' on their ca$h cow...
    There are two options here..

    On the one hand what you say makes sense, the guys who are currently in the industry want to continue the way things are because things are going well for them.

    on the other hand, I have a hard time believing that governments are going to write "good" bills to legalize cannabis - they could have some legitimate complaints and think some of the regulations may cause the movement to go backwards.

    California voted against a legalization bill 2010 and many people believe that it failed because a large contingent of cannabis consumers and business people voted against it - it was a pretty bad bill. Now we have a better bill, I think, still not great, but better than the last one and most people are mostly supportive.
    "He's talkin' to his gut like it's a person!!" -me
    "dumpster diving isn't professional." - angelatc
    "You don't need a medical degree to spot obvious bullshit, that's actually a separate skill." -Scott Adams
    "When you are divided, and angry, and controlled, you target those 'different' from you, not those responsible [controllers]" -Q

    "Each of us must choose which course of action we should take: education, conventional political action, or even peaceful civil disobedience to bring about necessary changes. But let it not be said that we did nothing." - Ron Paul

    "Paul said "the wave of the future" is a coalition of anti-authoritarian progressive Democrats and libertarian Republicans in Congress opposed to domestic surveillance, opposed to starting new wars and in favor of ending the so-called War on Drugs."

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    Quote Originally Posted by jct74 View Post
    Here's another top funder on the anti-legalization side in 2016, some crazy bitch art teacher.
    A former art teacher at a community college has $1.3 million to give away? She must be hot

    "He's talkin' to his gut like it's a person!!" -me
    "dumpster diving isn't professional." - angelatc
    "You don't need a medical degree to spot obvious bullshit, that's actually a separate skill." -Scott Adams
    "When you are divided, and angry, and controlled, you target those 'different' from you, not those responsible [controllers]" -Q

    "Each of us must choose which course of action we should take: education, conventional political action, or even peaceful civil disobedience to bring about necessary changes. But let it not be said that we did nothing." - Ron Paul

    "Paul said "the wave of the future" is a coalition of anti-authoritarian progressive Democrats and libertarian Republicans in Congress opposed to domestic surveillance, opposed to starting new wars and in favor of ending the so-called War on Drugs."

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    In MA all the typical tyrants are against it.

    Campaign for a Safe & Healthy Massachusetts is the primary opposition group.

    Opponents

    Individuals
    Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker
    Boston Mayor Marty Walsh
    Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey
    https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusett...stion_4_(2016)

    To piss off the above mentioned I will gladly vote in favor of question 4 this election cycle. It will be interesting if Maura will reinterpret this law to her liking like the AWB.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dannno View Post
    A former art teacher at a community college has $1.3 million to give away? She must be hot

    Wow, I never knew there was a Simpsons episode about medical marijuana before. I found a wikipedia entry for it but wasn't able to find the whole thing on youtube unfortunately. I'd like to watch it some time.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekend_at_Burnsie%27s
    Last edited by jct74; 09-21-2016 at 03:38 PM.

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    Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Chronicle have both endorsed Proposition 64 in the past week. Both papers were opposed to Proposition 19 in 2010.


    Editorial: It's time to legalize and regulate marijuana in California. Yes on Proposition 64.

    The Times Editorial Board
    September 16, 2016

    Six years ago California voters were asked to make recreational marijuana legal under state law and they declined to do so. But the close decision — 46% voted “yes” on Proposition 19 — suggested that the battle was not yet over. At that time, The Times opposed Proposition 19 not because legalization was necessarily a bad idea, but because it was a poorly drafted mess that would have created a regulatory nightmare.

    In the years since, a lot has changed. Four states, starting with Colorado and Washington, have legalized adult recreational use, without major problems. Half of the states now allow medical marijuana. Canada is working on legislation to legalize adult use next year. And Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have suggested that, if elected, they wouldn’t use the federal prohibition against marijuana to undermine state legalization efforts.

    There has also been a huge shift in thinking on drug policy, as more people question the effect of the decades-long war on drugs on law enforcement expenditures, overcrowded prisons, marginalized communities and violent drug cartels. In the case of marijuana, there is growing support for the argument that the cost of enforcing prohibition is too great and delivers too few benefits.

    In November, Californians will again consider whether to legalize pot, this time with Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act. Voters will have to ask themselves whether the time has come to treat marijuana less like heroin and more like alcohol — as a regulated but acceptable product for adult use. Do the risks of legalization outweigh the costs of prohibition? Does Proposition 64 strike the right balance between allowing adult Californians to make their own recreational choices and protecting their health and safety? Does the measure put cannabis-industry profits ahead of public health? What does it mean that marijuana will be legal under California law but still illegal under federal law?

    On balance, the proposition deserves a “yes” vote. It is ultimately better for public health, for law and order and for society if marijuana is a legal, regulated and controlled product for adults. Proposition 64 — while not perfect — offers a logical, pragmatic approach to legalization that also would give lawmakers and regulators the flexibility to change the law to address the inevitable unintended consequences.

    ...
    read more:
    http://www.latimes.com/opinion/edito...nap-story.html



    Chronicle recommends: Legalize marijuana Yes on Prop. 64

    San Francisco Chronicle
    September 15, 2016

    Six years ago, California voters wisely rejected Proposition 19, crafted by determined marijuana advocates with far too little regard for the need to regulate and constrain its proliferation. Some of its elements were simply nonsensical: such as a nondiscrimination clause that would have prevented employers from banning pot smoking during breaks, laws that would have established a right to grow 5-by-5 plots that could not be usurped by local ordinances and a provision that allowed passengers to smoke in a moving vehicle. It included no state taxation.

    Its defeat gave those who recognize that Prohibition is a failure — but want a more rational and responsible approach to legalization — a chance to study the issue, assess the experience of other states and come up with an initiative that controls, not promotes, cultivation and sale of the drug.

    They have achieved that balance in Proposition 64.

    ...

    Prop. 64 would bring discipline and oversight to an industry that is operating in the shadows, to the detriment of public health, the environment and public safety. Vote yes on 64.
    read more:
    http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/e...on-9223733.php

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    Meanwhile, at the newspaper that Sheldon Adelson recently bought out... boogity-boogity!


    EDITORIAL: ‘A false assumption’

    Las Vegas Review-Journal
    September 19, 2016 - 9:00pm

    The lazy stoner has a celebrated niche in Hollywood, embodied in the likes of Jeff Spicoli, Harold and Kumar, Pedro de Pacas and “the Dude.” Turns out, though, these comedic portrayals often mimic the unfortunate reality of heavy pot smokers.

    As researchers delve deeper into the consequences of marijuana use, they are finding that the drug saps smokers of drive and motivation.

    In Saturday’s Wall Street Journal, Susan Pinker in her Mind &Matter column details studies conducted by Canadian researchers who found that rats injected with the active ingredient in marijuana preferred taking the easy route with minimal reward to solving a tougher problem with a more fruitful bounty.

    “Whether they were workers or slackers to begin with, even small amounts of THC made them all slackers,” Catharine Winstanley, a psychology professor at the University of British Columbia, told Ms. Pinker.

    ...

    Legalizing dope in the Silver State may be a boon for White Castle and a slew of well-connected insiders who will walk away with lucrative retail licenses. Not so much for those whose ambition and enterprise will evaporate in a cloud of smoke.
    read more:
    http://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion...lse-assumption



    Sucks cuz they actually used to be very pro-legalization.
    Last edited by jct74; 09-21-2016 at 08:15 PM.

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    Two new polls in California each show 60% support.



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    Quote Originally Posted by jct74 View Post
    Two new polls in California each show 60% support.


    Hopefully actual voting ends up being 70%. What is needed to pass? 50.1%? I imagine the 40% against are mostly religious people.
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    Quote Originally Posted by John F Kennedy III View Post
    Hopefully actual voting ends up being 70%. What is needed to pass? 50.1%? I imagine the 40% against are mostly religious people.
    There are people in and who support the "cottage" cannabis industry who are opposing the measure because like last time they think it will turn the selling and growing over to corporate interests - there is some confusion over how exactly the new model is going to work. They were planning on making it similar to the alcohol industry where you have brewers, distributors and retailers (growers, distributors, retailers) - but this article is claiming that Prop 64 has some language that would be helpful for smaller "cottage" industry growers and suppliers that would not place them under the same stringent regulations:

    http://theleafonline.com/c/business/...nabis-growers/
    "He's talkin' to his gut like it's a person!!" -me
    "dumpster diving isn't professional." - angelatc
    "You don't need a medical degree to spot obvious bullshit, that's actually a separate skill." -Scott Adams
    "When you are divided, and angry, and controlled, you target those 'different' from you, not those responsible [controllers]" -Q

    "Each of us must choose which course of action we should take: education, conventional political action, or even peaceful civil disobedience to bring about necessary changes. But let it not be said that we did nothing." - Ron Paul

    "Paul said "the wave of the future" is a coalition of anti-authoritarian progressive Democrats and libertarian Republicans in Congress opposed to domestic surveillance, opposed to starting new wars and in favor of ending the so-called War on Drugs."

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    Quote Originally Posted by John F Kennedy III View Post
    Hopefully actual voting ends up being 70%. What is needed to pass? 50.1%? I imagine the 40% against are mostly religious people.
    I'm pretty sure the only state mentioned in OP that requires more than 50% is Florida, which requires a 60% vote to pass.



    Speaking of Florida, here's what Sheldon Adelson is doing with his million bucks that he recently donated, trying to scare the $#@! out of the voters there.






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    looking good in Maine according to the most recent poll (53% support, 38% oppose)


    Most Mainers favor legalizing marijuana for recreational use, poll finds
    Southern and coastal residents and those under 50 are driving the support for the ballot question.

    BY KEVIN MILLER
    September 26, 2016

    A majority of Maine voters favor legalizing marijuana for recreational use, according to a new Portland Press Herald poll showing a groundswell of support among residents under age 50 and among those living in southern or coastal areas.

    Roughly 53 percent of respondents in the newspaper’s statewide survey indicated they support a November ballot question that would add Maine to the growing list of states where marijuana is legal for adults. By comparison, 38 percent of participants opposed marijuana legalization – Question 1 on the November ballot – and 10 percent were undecided.

    More than 60 percent of poll participants reported having tried marijuana at some point in their lives.

    The poll of 505 likely voters was conducted for the newspaper by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center between Sept. 15 and 20. The survey has a margin of error of 4.3 percentage points.

    ...
    read more:
    http://www.pressherald.com/2016/09/2...na-poll-finds/

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    Since I moved to New Hampshire as part of the Free State Project, I'm most excited about Maine and Mass passing it. New England and the West Coast have been leading the charge on this issues, as least with polls. Though, I assume the medical marijuana ballot issues are the most likely to pass since the vast majority of voters support that issue, and it mostly is designed to help seniors, vets, and people with cancer, all groups almost everyone claims to support.

    That said, CA passing it would have the most impact. Plus, it would help CA with it's always pathetic rating on the Freedom in the 50 States report
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    Quote Originally Posted by jct74 View Post
    I'm pretty sure the only state mentioned in OP that requires more than 50% is Florida, which requires a 60% vote to pass.



    Speaking of Florida, here's what Sheldon Adelson is doing with his million bucks that he recently donated, trying to scare the $#@! out of the voters there.
    These commercials were made by someone that is um, um, confused. Is it up to 5,000 medical cannabis locations or 2,000? Is it up to 20 times stronger or 10 times stronger than it once was? Unfortunately, the voters won't see the commercials back to back like that. Thank you for your service!
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    new poll on Massachusetts marijuana legalization - 53% support, 40% oppose

    According to the new WBZ-TV, WBZ NewsRadio, UMass Amherst Poll poll of 700 likely Massachusetts voters (margin of error +/-4.3%), Question 4 on the November ballot – “An initiative petition for a law relative to the regulation and taxation of marijuana” – which would legalize recreational use of pot, enjoys a 53-to-40 percent lead, with seven-percent still unsure.
    http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/09/2...bz-umass-poll/




    WBUR poll earlier this month showed 50-45 lead
    http://www.wbur.org/politicker/2016/...-question-poll
    Last edited by jct74; 10-02-2016 at 12:27 AM.

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    latest poll on Nevada marijuana legalization - 53% support, 39% oppose


    KTNV/RASMUSSEN POLL: Voters favor legalizing recreational pot, plan to reorganize school district

    Riley Snyder
    Sep 21, 2016




    A new KTNV-TV 13 Action News/Rasmussen Reports poll finds a majority of Nevada voters favor a ballot measure legalizing recreational marijuana use and support a new redistricting plan for the Clark County School District.

    The poll of 800 likely voters found a 53 to 39 percent margin of support for legalizing recreational marijuana, which will be on the November ballot as Question 2.

    Polling results show modest increases in support for the ballot initiative since a July KTNV-TV 13 Action News/Rasmussen Reports poll indicated a 50 to 41 split in favor of legalizing recreational use of marijuana. Rasmussen polls historically tilt Republican, according to a FiveThirtyEight ranking of polling groups.

    ...
    http://www.ktnv.com/news/political/k...chool-district





    BTW - don't legalize marijuana in Nevada or your kids may die.







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    http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/...-shows-8624219

    A recent poll, sponsored by the Arizona Republic and Arizona State University's Morrison Institute of Public Policy and the school's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, reveals that 50 percent of voters favor Prop 205, while 39.9 percent oppose it, and 10.2 percent are undecided.

    It's the first poll in which people were asked specifically about the upcoming proposition that showed majority support. A poll released by OH Predictive Insights on September 6 showed the measure losing 51 percent to 40 percent, with 9 percent undecided.

    Even with the new poll, it appears the election will be a nail biter.
    I've seen a few big red NO on 205 signs around. I don't recall seeing any YES on 205 signs yet.
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  30. #26
    Quote Originally Posted by jct74 View Post
    ...

    BTW - don't legalize marijuana in Nevada or your kids may die.





    I guess these ridiculous TV ads in Nevada are not having their desired effect on the public. New Suffolk poll shows marijuana legalization support at 57%, with only 33% opposed. Same polling organization in mid-August showed a lead of only 48-43, so it appears lead has increased significantly recently. Sheldon Adelson must be $#@!ting his Depends right now.

    http://www.suffolk.edu/news/67667.php
    http://www.suffolk.edu/documents/SUP..._marginals.pdf
    Last edited by jct74; 10-01-2016 at 11:48 PM.

  31. #27
    Quote Originally Posted by jct74 View Post
    new poll on Massachusetts marijuana legalization - 53% support, 40% oppose



    http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/09/2...bz-umass-poll/




    WBUR poll earlier this month showed 50-45 lead
    http://www.wbur.org/politicker/2016/...-question-poll
    I listened to the NPR debate on this yesterday. Apparently, CO was opt-in and this is opt-out, but only if there is a local referendum on the issue, and the voters of the town vote to opt-out. So this is potentially substantially better for freedom than the CO laws on the subject. MA already has the best decriminalization law in the nation, so I'm not surprised. Let's hope this passes.
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  32. #28
    looks like the marijuana reform movement has a new celebrity ally this election season


    Justin Bieber Condemns Big Pharma For Blocking Medical Marijuana Legalization
    “We all need to pay attention.”

    Landess Kearns
    10/05/2016

    Medical marijuana advocates have a new ally ― and he’s tweeting his support to a massive audience.

    Justin Bieber criticized pharmaceutical companies on Twitter Sunday to raise awareness of the industry’s attempts to block medical marijuana legislation.

    “This is important,” the singer wrote. “I’m going to be talking more about this. We all need to pay attention.” And with 88.6 million followers, it’s safe to say he got some people to pay attention.



    The tweet links to an ATTN: video that concisely explains the fight between pharmaceutical companies and medical marijuana advocates.

    “Drug companies are worried because marijuana is an alternative to painkillers,” the video says.

    ...
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...04c71d6f0cdb5?
    Last edited by jct74; 10-07-2016 at 08:48 PM.

  33. #29
    New poll from Las Vegas Review-Journal shows legalization leading by only one point, 47 to 46.
    http://www.reviewjournal.com/politic...too-close-call

    I don't trust it though coming from Sheldon Adelson's newspaper, and two other recent polls showed a significant lead.


    Also, new poll in Massachusetts shows Question 4 is leading 52-42.
    http://www.masslive.com/politics/ind..._voters_b.html



    All five legalization initiatives are now leading by the way.



  34. #30
    I like this new ad running in Arizona. Apparently opposition has been running some misleading ads.



    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZErDn4EUlw

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