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

Sheldon Adelson throws in a million bucks to fighting marijuana legalization in Massachusetts.

Sheldon Adelson donating $1 million to Mass. anti-pot campaign

By Travis Andersen
OCTOBER 15, 2016

Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson is joining the fight against a ballot question to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Massachusetts, donating $1 million to an opposition group, officials from the group said Friday.

The sizable contribution from Adelson, a Dorchester native, will appear in public filings next week, according to the Campaign for a Safe and Healthy Massachusetts.

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Adelson, the billionaire chief executive of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, and his wife have donated generously to Republican political candidates and committees, as well as efforts to combat addiction.

The couple founded the Adelson Clinic in Las Vegas in 2000, which provides treatment and counseling services to patients battling opiate addictions. The clinic also has a location in Israel, according to its website.

Additional donors to the antimarijuana-legalization effort in Massachusetts have included Bruins icon Bobby Orr, who contributed $1,000 to the Safe and Healthy Campaign.

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http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/20...ot-campaign/93B5Znm6w2jYrZR978oLbP/story.html



Also donated $2 million this week to "Protect Nevada's Children", which several of the casinos have also contributed to.

Adelson and Casinos Fund Nevada Legal Marijuana Opposition

BY TOM ANGELL
OCTOBER 19TH, 2016

Casino interests, led by conservative billionaire Sheldon Adelson, are providing the the vast majority of funds for the effort to defeat marijuana legalization in Nevada.

Adelson, owner of The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, dropped $2 million into the leading opposition committee, Protecting Nevada’s Children, according to campaign finance records filed late Tuesday night.

The money from Adelson, who Forbes says is the 21st richest person in the world, accounts for more than 95 percent of all funds the prohibitionist committee has raised to date.

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Joining Adelson in funding the legal marijuana opposition in Nevada are the South Point Hotel & Casino, which gave $50,000; MGM Resorts International, which contributed $25,000 and the Boyd Gaming Corporation, which is in for $10,000. Also, the Green Valley Ranch Resort Spa Casino gave $1,500 and the Atlantis Casino & Resort dropped $1,000 to support continued cannabis prohibition.

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http://www.marijuana.com/blog/news/...sinos-fund-nevada-legal-marijuana-opposition/



I have no idea why so many in the gambling industry are fighting against weed legalization, doesn't seem like it would be a threat to their business in any significant way.


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In Arizona, Discount Tire has donated $1 million to defeating marijuana legalization.


Discount Tire gives $1 million to campaign against marijuana legalization

Mike Sunnucks
Oct 15, 2016

Discount Tire Co. has contributed $1 million to the campaign against an Arizona ballot measure that would legalize marijuana, according to state campaign finance records.

Scottsdale-based Discount Tire donated the money to a group called Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy in Opposition to Prop. 205, according to campaign finance records from the Arizona Secretary of State’s office.

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Construction machinery Empire Southwest LLC also donated another $150,000 to the no effort. Empire had already donated $50,000.

Discount Tire has more than 900 stores in 31 U.S. states. It is the largest privately held company in the state and one of the top 100 private companies in the U.S., according to Business Journal research and Forbes magazine. The company also is a big motor sports sponsor, which includes Nascar.

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The Arizona Republican Party, Bennett Dorrance, a founding partner of real estate development firm DMB Associates and a Campbell Soup Co. heir, Christian businessman Foster Friess and Tucson developer Don Diamond have donated $10,000 each to the anti-legalization campaign.

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http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/...tire-gives-1-million-to-campaign-against.html



Doubt this will have much of an effect, but I support any effort to fight back against these prohibitionist scumbags.

Discount Tire Boycott Movement Grows as Owner Donates $1M to Keep Marijuana a Felony

BY RAY STERN
OCTOBER 17, 2016

Phoenix-based Discount Tire Company and its billionaire owner, Bruce Halle, face a growing boycott movement after making a $1 million donation to help defeat Proposition 205, the ballot initiative to legalize recreational use of marijuana in Arizona.

In August, local immigrant-rights groups organized a boycott after Discount Tire stores posted "Re-Elect Sheriff Joe Arpaio" signs in their windows. An infamous foe of the Latino community, Arpaio is almost certain to face criminal charges of contempt for violating a federal judge's orders in connection with the landmark discrimination case Melendres v. Arpaio.

Now, if recent polls prove accurate, Discount Tire has taken a stand against roughly half the state's registered voters.

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http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news...donates-1m-to-keep-marijuana-a-felony-8746517
 
Here's a couple of ads running in Massachusetts trying to scare the shit out of people. This one has a few inaccuracies.






And God forbid your dog might get into some pot and be stoned for a few hours. I would think there a lot of things around the house that could do it much greater harm. Just another stupid new scare tactic.


 
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Boogity-boogity..

Fortunately people are finally starting to see scare tactics for what they are...
 
Super Bowl champ Jim McMahon makes the case for marijuana legalization in Arizona.


 
largest newspaper in Maine endorse marijuana legalization initiative


Our View: Maine needs rational pot policy, so vote ‘yes’ on Question 1
On Election Day, Mainers have a chance to vote against the failed 40-year war on drugs.

THE EDITORIAL BOARD
October 20, 2016

Sometimes it’s the leaders who need leadership. For decades, politicians have been clinging to outdated ideas about drug policy because they didn’t want to appear soft on crime.

We support the citizen-initiated Question 1, an act to tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol, because it would tell lawmakers to change course.

A “yes” vote says that there is such a thing as responsible, adult use of marijuana. The current law makes criminals out of people who are otherwise law-abiding and dumps millions of dollars into a tax-free black market. Legalization would put low-risk marijuana use on the right side of the law, and focus resources where they are more needed.

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Ultimately, this measure is a referendum on the war on drugs, a 40-year-old failed public policy that has used the criminal justice system to address a public health problem. It has given Maine a marijuana policy that makes no sense – one that winks at some violators, punishes others too severely and pumps money into criminal organizations. Our medical marijuana program does a lot of good, but it’s haphazard, making cannabis unavailable to some people who would benefit from it, while providing a back door to legalization for some recreational users.

The referendum question is far from perfect, but it provides the framework for a much more workable system than now exists to balance personal liberty with legitimate public safety risks.

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http://www.pressherald.com/2016/10/...ational-pot-policy-so-vote-yes-on-question-1/
 
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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/Massachusetts_Marijuana_Legalization,_Question_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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State Senate President Stan Rosenberg came out for it last week, making him the highest ranking state official to endorse the measure so far.

http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/10/mass_senate_president_stan_ros_2.html


Besides that though pretty much the whole political establishment is lined up against it, you are correct. Fortunately doesn't seem to be having much of an effect, with the latest poll showing it leading by 15 points.
 
tod evans said:
Boogity-boogity..

Fortunately people are finally starting to see scare tactics for what they are...
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Here's another one for you Tod. Even the newspaper reporters are starting to call them out for their BS.


Edible marijuana could be 'threat' this Halloween, but sheriff offers no proof

David Harris
October 24, 2016

Surrounded by kids in costumes, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings on Monday said at a news conference that parents should watch out for marijuana-laced candy that might be put in trick-or-treat bags on Halloween.

Demings, president of the Florida Sheriffs Association, warned that it could happen if Florida voters in November pass Amendment 2, which would legalize medical marijuana. The association opposes the amendment.

Proponents of the amendment said Demings' claims are baseless.

"What Sheriff Demings is saying is completely unrealistic," said Ben Pollara, director of United For Care, the pro-medical-marijuana group funded by Orlando attorney John Morgan that pushed to get the issue on the ballot. "It's not grounded in fact or experience in the 25 other states and in [Washington] D.C. that already have medical marijuana."

Even though the amendment won't be voted on until Nov. 8 — after Halloween — the threat is still there, Demings said. He could not offer examples of children receiving laced Halloween candy in states where medical marijuana is legal.

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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-amendment-2-florida-sheriff-20161024-story.html
 
I've been closely associated with stoners for well over 40 years and I've yet to know anybody to give weed to a kid..

I have known parents to smoke with their teenagers but that's a whole 'nuther thing, they weren't tricking or deceiving anybody and they certainly weren't getting unsuspecting children high..

These people and their war on drugs scare me!

Their attitudes are frightening and their ignorance astounding. :eek:
 
Jimmy Buffett says Yes on 2 in Florida


Jimmy Buffett Backs Florida's Medical Marijuana Amendment 2

Steve Bloom
October 25, 2016




"Duh," says yacht-rocker Jimmy Buffett about Amendment 2 in Florida that would legalize medical marijuana on Nov. 8. "All it took was for me to fall off the stage in Australia and have to get serious medical attention afterwards. And I can tell you from first-hand experience that medical marijuana is a great cure. That's why I'm voting No on 1 and Yes on 2… We've been enjoying the sun for most of our lives in Florida and now it's time to use it right, and use it for everybody's benefit. That's why I'm voting No on 1."

No on 1 opposes an amendment that would give utility companies further control of the energy market.

Buffett fell off a stage while performing in Australia in 2011. He banged his head and needed several stitches. His backing group is famously known as the Coral Reefer Band. In 2014, Buffett's company, Margaritaville Enterprises LLC, filed for a trademark with the plan of selling marijuana products under that name.
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http://www.celebstoner.com/news/cel...t-for-floridas-medical-marijuana-amendment-2/
 
Huge endorsement in Massachusetts from the Boston Globe, going against pretty much the entire political establishment in the state.


Just say ‘yes’ on Question 4

EDITORIAL
OCTOBER 27, 2016

THE OPPONENTS of Question 4, which would legalize recreational marijuana in Massachusetts, have inadvertently provided the best reason to vote for the measure. Those opponents include virtually every elected official and law enforcement officer in the state, from Governor Charlie Baker and Attorney General Maura Healey on down, and their lockstep opposition (with the lonely exception of Senate President Stanley Rosenberg) sends a clear message that Beacon Hill will not legalize marijuana on its own, no matter how little popular support prohibition may have.

And that’s too bad. If the political leaders of the Commonwealth showed even the slightest interest in legalization, it would probably make sense to wait for lawmakers to produce a better-crafted proposal than the current ballot measure. But Question 4 is all we’ve got. The Globe endorses the yes campaign, despite the proposal’s many flaws, because the harm stemming from continued inaction on marijuana would be even greater.

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http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/...es-question/QS5jPGCLEu5a4raBmc093H/story.html


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San Diego Union-Tribune just endorsed in California. I think all the major papers in CA have now endorsed.


Yes on Prop. 64: California should legalize marijuana

The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board
October 27, 2016

Perhaps the most high-profile measure on the Nov. 8 ballot, Proposition 64 wouldn’t just legalize recreational use of marijuana by adults in California. It would set up a regulatory framework that governed licensing, advertising, labeling and testing for a multibillion-dollar industry. It would also launch a mass social experiment. No state anywhere near this large has ever legalized marijuana.

If approved, the ballot measure championed by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom would allow those 21 and older to grow up to six plants at home, so long as the plants are not readily visible to the public, and to buy and possess an ounce or less of marijuana and 8 grams or less of concentrated cannabis products. It would remain illegal to smoke or otherwise consume marijuana in public, and to smoke pot anywhere tobacco smoking is banned. Marijuana could, however, be used at licensed cafes. Marijuana sales would have a 15 percent state tax, and growers would be taxed based on the weight of their harvest. Annual state revenue of about $1 billion is expected, according to the Legislative Analyst’s Office.

The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board supports Proposition 64. We get why many worry about giving a de facto seal of acceptability to casual drug use. But the state already is inundated with pot use because of Proposition 215, a lax 1996 medical marijuana law used by tens of thousands of Californians and sometimes gamed. The argument that it makes sense to regulate and tax the drug rather than accept a status quo of little regulation and taxation is powerful and persuasive.

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Bunch of celebrities endorse in California too.

http://artistsfor64.com/


Artists Come Out Strong in Support of Marijuana Legalization in California
Jay Z, Russell Simmons, Olivia Wilde, and other luminaries want you to vote Yes in favor of Proposition 64.

By Tony Newman
October 25, 2016

A group of well-known actors and musicians today came out in favor of Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, a voter initiative on the November 2016 ballot that will control, regulate and tax responsible adult use, sale and cultivation of marijuana in California.

Artists for 64 is being organized by dream hampton and Mike de la Rocha of Revolve Impact and includes Jesse Williams, Shailene Woodley, Olivia Wilde, Shawn "Jay Z" Carter, Russell Simmons, Danny Glover, Piper Kerman, Ty Dolla $ign, Pusha T., Common, Tim Robbins, Michael K Williams and Al Harrington.

Last week Jay Z released a video about the history of the War on Drugs, calling it an “epic fail” and favoring Prop. 64. And yesterday retired 16-year NBA veteran Al Harrington released another powerful new video on TheRoot.com. In it Harrington describes the benefits he and his grandmother receive from using marijuana.

Artists for Prop. 64 joins an unprecedented coalition of bipartisan supporters of this initiative, including: California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, the California Academy of Preventative Medicine, California Nurses Association, the United Food and Commercial Workers Western States Council, California Medical Association, United Farm Workers, California State NAACP, the Courage Campaign, Equality California, the National Latino Officers Association, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition and leading activists Michelle Alexander, Dorsey Nunn and Susan Burton.

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http://www.alternet.org/drugs/artists-come-out-strong-support-marijuana-legalization-california



here's former NBA player Al Harrington



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTOBsKyurpE
 
Issue 7 struck from the ballot 12 days before election day in Arkansas, with 142,000 ballots already cast through early voting. Issue 6 remains on the ballot. They are both medical marijuana initiatives, but Issue 7 is considered to be the better of the two.


Arkansas Court Disqualifies 2nd Medical Marijuana Proposal

By ANDREW DEMILLO
Oct 27, 2016

The Arkansas Supreme Court has disqualified a medical marijuana proposal from the November ballot less than two weeks before the election and with thousands of votes already cast, but voters will still be able to consider a competing plan.

In a 5-2 ruling Thursday, the court sided with opponents of the proposed initiated act — known as Issue 7 — that would have allowed patients with certain medical conditions and a doctor's recommendation to purchase marijuana from dispensaries. The proposal was one of two medical marijuana proposals on the ballot, and justices earlier this month rejected a challenge to a competing measure.

The ruling comes after nearly 142,000 people have already cast ballots through early voting, which began Monday in Arkansas for the general election.

Justices tossed out more than 12,000 signatures that were approved by election officials for the proposal, saying supporters didn't comply with laws regarding registration and reporting of paid canvassers. The decision left the group nearly 2,500 signatures shy of what was needed to qualify for the ballot.

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/...ifies-2nd-medical-marijuana-proposal-43102130



Even opponents of the initiative are like - WTF?


State Surgeon General Greg Bledsoe, a spokesman for the anti-medical pot coalition, said the ruling doesn't change the group's strategy and that he was concerned about the court striking a ballot measure so close to the election. The court earlier rejected separate lawsuits by the coalition against both proposals, but those challenges focused on the proposals' language and not its petitions.

"Honestly, at this point in the stage, 12 days before the election, it sounds kind of strange, but I actually kind of wish it would have gone to the voters and let them vote it up or down at this point," Bledsoe said.
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The surgeon general said he empathizes with the initiative proponents’ “passion and frustration” even if he disagrees with them on the medicinal benefits of marijuana in its current form. Disqualifying the ballot initiative 12 days before the vote could be “disillusioning” to people who wanted their voices to be heard, he said.

“It furthers this narrative that the government isn’t working for us and it undermines, in their minds, the process,” Bledsoe said.
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http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2016/oct/27/arkansas-court-disqualifies-2nd-medical-marijuana-/
 
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