Cannabis on 9 State Ballots

Adults 21 and older could grow up to six plants for personal use if they live more than 25 miles away from a commercial marijuana store, but otherwise would be required to buy taxed and regulated cannabis.

Some really big marijuana initiatives this year – this could be a huge year for moving forward with legalization.

Prosecution and punishment due to marijuana possession will be eliminated with legalization, which would save the taxpayer’s money.

Americans will be voting on Tuesday to choose between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump but electing the 45th President of the country will not be the only decision they will be making. It would be allowed to be sold by retailers and in some licensed social clubs. Prop 61 only covers 12 percent of Californians like some state government employees and prisoners. This is according to two new surveys. However, John Hudak, a senior fellow in governance studies at the institute, said that during the 2012 presidential election, recreational marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington brought out young voters who may not necessarily have voted without those initiatives.

One group in Buffalo hopes NY will one day be on that list.

Among adults, usage in Colorado increased from around 10 percent in 2012 to almost 15 percent in 2014. Voters nationwide are set to look into more ballot measures on weed. Gov. Paul LePage signed Maine’s medical marijuana law in 2011, but he opposes this recreational legalization effort. Residents would be required to use marijuana in non-public places.

Nate Bradley, executive director of the Sacramento-based California Cannabis Industry Association, said the time has clearly come for the legalization of pot. “The economic implications are tremendous, and certainly there will be political implications”.

Marijuana is the most widely used drug in the United States.

Law enforcement officials and the California Hospital Association say Proposition 64 is a risk to public safety.

Berkeley and San Jose have already begun to create rules and regulations that will put restrictions on the new law.

Tuesday, voters in five states will decide whether marijuana should be legal for recreational use.

Barbara Boxer, one of California’s two US senators said that she’s “leaning in favor” of this year’s measure, while she opposed the one six years ago.

While many states are exploring ways to make marijuana legal in some form, the US government still considers it a unsafe drug.

The propositions signal a changing electorate in a traditionally conservative state.

The stakes couldn’t be higher.

Many of the California communities hoping to cash in on recreational marijuana formed their plans after meeting with David McPherson of HdL Companies, a Southern California consulting firm specializing in revenue strategies for local governments. In 2015, roughly 47 percent of adults admitted to using marijuana at least once in their lifetime.

California’s Proposition 64, which is leading in the polls, could create a multibillion-dollar marijuana industry by legalizing the recreational use the drug for adults in the state.

National reform advocates are focused on Proposition 64 in California, which holds almost 60 percent support in the state.