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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/
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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/
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