Cannabis in Nevada
Cannabis in Nevada is legal for recreational and medical uses starting 1 January 2017, having been legalized by ballot initiative in 2016.
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History[edit]
Prohibition (1923)[edit]
Nevada first banned cannabis in 1923, during a nationwide trend of states limiting the drug between 1911-1933.[1]
Medical marijuana (1998, 2000)[edit]
Nevada voters approved Question 9 – the Nevada Medical Marijuana Act – in 1998, with 59% of the vote.[2] It was approved again in 2000, with 65% of the vote.[3] The initiated constitutional amendment could only take effect with a majority vote in consecutive elections.[4]
Failed recreational legalization (2002, 2006)[edit]
In 2002 "Question 9" went before the voters with a proposal to legalize and regulate recreational cannabis, but was soundly defeated at the polls.[5] Legalized cannabis appeared on the ballot again in 2006 as the Nevada Regulation of Marijuana Initiative, receiving 44% of the vote.[6]
Legalization (2016)[edit]
Question 2 was a 2016 Nevada voter initiative to legalize cannabis. The official title was "Initiative to Regulate and Tax Marijuana".[7] The measure, which appeared on the November 8, 2016 ballot, sought to legalize possession of up to one ounce of cannabis for adults over the age of 21.[8][9] The initiative did not include provisions for regulation beyond taxation, such as licensing retailers.[10]
The initiative passed on election day, 54%–46%.[11]
See also[edit]
- Nevada Regulation of Marijuana Initiative (failed 2006 initiative)
- Decriminalization of non-medical cannabis in Nevada
- List of 2016 United States cannabis reform proposals
References[edit]
- ^ Richard Davenport-Hines (29 November 2012). The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Social History of Drugs. Orion Publishing Group. pp. 126–. ISBN 978-1-78022-542-5.
- ^ "Nevada Medical Marijuana Act, Question 9 (1998)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ "Nevada Medical Marijuana Act, Question 9 (2000)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ Campbell, Duncan (October 25, 2000). "Seven states to vote on easing drug laws". The Guardian. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ Rudolph Joseph Gerber (2004). Legalizing Marijuana: Drug Policy Reform and Prohibition Politics. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 117–. ISBN 978-0-275-97448-0.
- ^ Leslie L. Iversen (7 December 2007). The Science of Marijuana. Oxford University Press. pp. 213–. ISBN 978-0-19-988693-7.
- ^ Initiative to Regulate and Tax Marijuana, Nevada Secretary of State, April 23, 2014, retrieved 2016-05-23
- ^ "Expert to speak on marijuana legalization in Fernley", Reno Gazette-Journal, May 20, 2016
- ^ Ken Ritter (March 16, 2015), Nevada marijuana legalization gets official OK for 2016 ballot, Associated Press – via The Cannabist
- ^ Joe Schoenmann (April 15, 2016), After November, What's Next For Recreational Marijuana In Nevada?, Nevada Public Radio/KNPR
- ^ Law & Order (2016-11-09). "Several states just legalized recreational marijuana". Business Insider. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
