| Montana |
I-148 |
Allow patients to use, possess, and grow their own medical marijuana without fear of arrest or jail. |
Win: 62% to 38% |
Yes: $450,000 |
MPP |
| Alaska |
Measure 2 |
Remove criminal penalties for marijuana use by adults aged 21 and older, and prompt the state legislature to tax and regulate marijuana. |
Loss: 44% to 56% |
Yes: $1,200,000 |
MPP's Alaskans for Marijuana Regulation and Control, with Alaskans for Rights and Revenues |
| Oregon |
Measure 33 |
Strengthen Oregon's existing medical marijuana law by allowing registered patients to purchase marijuana at nonprofit, state-regulated dispensaries. |
Loss: 42% to 58% |
Yes: $520,000 |
Voter Power, with assistance from MPP |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Proposal C |
Amend the city charter to allow medical use of marijuana without fear of arrest under local law. |
Win: 74% to 26% |
Yes: Grants Program: $4,000 |
Medical Marijuana in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Saline |
| Columbia, Missouri |
Proposition 2 |
Treat misdemeanor marijuana possession cases as civil matters, reducing penalties to a maximum $250 fine (instead of a possible year in jail). |
Win: 61% to 39% |
Yes: Grants Program: $25,000 |
Columbia Alliance for Patients and Education (CAPE) |
| Columbia, Missouri |
Proposition 1 |
Permit medical marijuana use without fear of city-level arrest. |
Win: 69% to 31% |
Yes: Grants Program: $25,000 |
Columbia Alliance for patients and Education (CAPE) |
| Oakland, California |
Measure Z |
Make marijuana offenses the lowest priority for local law enforcement, and direct the city to tax and regulate marijuana as soon as state law permits it. |
Win: 64% to 36% |
Yes: Grants Program: $120,000 |
Oakland Civil Liberties Alliance |
| Berkeley, California |
Measure R |
Eliminate limits on the amount of medical marijuana qualified patients can possess or cultivate indoors, and regulate medical marijuana despensaries in the city. |
Loss: 49% to 50% |
No |
Alliance for Berkeley Patients |
| Massachusetts Initiatives |
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| Worcester and Norfolk Senate District |
PPQ #1 |
Instruct the state representative from the district to vote for medical marijuana legislation. |
Win: 69% to 31% |
Yes: Grants Program: $3,333 |
Drug Policy Forum of Massachusetts |
| 3rd Berkshire Representative District |
PPQ #3 |
Instruct the state representative from the district to vote for medical marijuana legislation. |
Win: 72% to 28% |
Yes: Grants Program: $3,333 |
Drug Policy Forum of Massachusetts |
| 2nd Essex Senate District |
PPQ #1 |
Instruct the state senator/representative from the district to introduce and vote for legislation making possession of marijuana a civil violation like a traffic ticket instead of a criminal offense. |
Win: 63% to 37% |
No |
MassCann/NORML |
| 3rd Essex and Middlesex Senate District |
PPQ #1 |
Instruct the state senator/representative from the district to introduce and vote for legislation making possession of marijuana a civil violation like a traffic ticket instead of a criminal offense. |
Win: 66% to 34% |
No |
MassCann/NORML |
| 1st Hampshire Representative District |
PPQ #2 |
Instruct the state representative from the district to vote for legislation that would allow the state to tax and regulate marijuana for sale to adults aged 21 and older. |
Win: 58% to 42% |
Yes: Grants Program: $3,333 |
Drug Policy Forum of Massachusetts |
| 24th Middlesex Representative District |
PPQ #1 |
Instruct the state representative from the district to vote for medical marijuana legislation. |
Win: 80% to 20% |
Yes: Grants Program, $3,333 |
Drug Policy Forum of Massachusetts |
| 6th Norfolk Representative District |
PPQ #1 |
Instruct the state representative from the district to vote for medical marijuana legislation. |
Win: 71% to 29% |
Yes: Grants Program, $3,333 |
Drug Policy Forum of Massachusetts |
| 10th Norfolk Representative District |
PPQ #1 |
Instruct the state senator/representative from the district to introduce and vote for legislation making possession of marijuana a civil violation like a traffic ticket instead of a criminal offense. |
Win: 60% to 40% |
No |
MassCann/NORML |
| 3rd Plymouth Representative District |
PPQ #1 |
Instruct the state representative from the district to vote for legislation that would make possession of less than one ounce of marijuana a civil violation, subject to a maximum fine of $100 and not subject to any criminal penalties. |
Win: 69% to 31% |
Yes: Grants Program, $3,333 |
Drug Policy Forum of Massachusetts |
| 7th Plymouth Representative District |
PPQ #2 |
Instruct the state representative from the district to vote for medical marijuana legislation. |
Win: 70% to 30% |
Yes: Grants Program, $3,333 |
Drug Policy Forum of Massachusetts |
| 6th Worcester Representative District |
PPQ #1 |
Instruct the state representative from the district to vote for legislation that would make possession of less than one ounce of marijuana a civil violation, subject to a maximum fine of $100 and not subject to any criminal penalties. |
Win: 63% to 37% |
Yes: Grants Program, $3,333 |
Drug Policy Forum of Massachusetts |
| 12th Worcester Representative District |
PPQ #2 |
Instruct the state representative from the district to vote for legislation that would make possession of less than one ounce of marijuana a civil violation, subject to a maximum fine of $100 and not subject to any criminal penalties. |
Win: 68% to 32% |
Yes: Grants Program, $3,333 |
Drug Policy Forum of Massachusetts |
| Additional Initiatives | Initiatives not counted among the 17 Election Day victories, because they were voted on at other points in the year |
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| Detroit |
Proposal M |
Protect medical marijuana patients from city-level arrest and jail.
Voted on in August.
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Win: 59% to 41% |
Yes: Grants Program, $30,000 |
Detroit Coalition for Compassionate Care (DCCC) and Michigan NORML |
| Burlington |
Question 9 |
Instruct the state legislature to exempt seriously ill Vermonters from arrest and prosecution for medical marijuana use. (The state legislature later passed a medical marijuana law.)
Voted on in March.
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Win: 83% to 17% |
Yes: $20,000 |
MPP |
