9/10 Marijuana-Related Ballot Initiatives Passed

2008 Ballot Initiatives

On November 4, 2008, MPP and our allies across the country passed nine out of 10 marijuana-related ballot initiatives ... and also defeated a bad initiative.

tate	Initiative	Sponsored by	MPP supports?	Results
Massachusetts	Question 2: Remove the threat of arrest or jail for possessing an ounce or less of marijuana, replacing it with a $100 fine, which could be paid through the mail without lawyers or court appearances, just like a speeding ticket.	MPP's campaign committee, Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policy	Yes	WIN 65%-35%
Michigan	Proposal 1: Permit terminally and seriously ill patients to use medical marijuana with their doctors' approval.	MPP's campaign committee, Michigan Coalition for Compassionate Care	Yes	WIN 63%-37%
California	Proposition 5: Expand the number of drug offenders diverted from prison into treatment and decriminalize the possession of up to an ounce of marijuana, among other things.	Yes on 5	Yes	LOSS 60%-40%
California	Proposition 6: Among other things (such as increasing spending on prisons and law enforcement and increasing penalties for gang crimes and methamphetamine distribution), require the expulsion from public housing of anyone convicted of a recent drug offense.	Safe Neighborhoods Act	No	DEFEATED (A WIN) 30%-70%
Berkeley, California	Measure JJ: Expand the non-residential zones where dispensaries can locate, create an oversight commission to create standards and determine whether relocating or future operators are in compliance, issue zoning certificates, and bring Berkeley marijuana possession limits in line with recent court rulings determining that such limits are unconstitutional in the state.	Citizens for Sensible Medical Cannabis Regulation	Yes	WIN 62%-38%
Fayetteville, Arkansas	Require adult marijuana possession laws to be the lowest priority for local law enforcement.	Sensible Fayetteville	Yes	WIN 66%-34%
Hawaii County, Hawaii	Ballot Question 1: Require adult marijuana possession laws to be the lowest priority for local law enforcement.	Project Peaceful Sky	Yes	WIN 53%-39%
Ayer, Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell, and Townsend, Massachusetts	Question 4: Direct the district's state representative to vote in favor of legislation that would allow seriously ill patients, with their doctor’s written recommendation, to possess and grow small amounts of marijuana for their personal medical use.	DPFMA and MassCann/NORML	Yes	WIN 74%-26%
Medfield, Needham, and precincts 1 and 2 of Dover, Massachusetts	Question 4: Direct the district's state representative to vote in favor of legislation that would allow seriously ill patients, with their doctor’s written recommendation, to possess and grow small amounts of marijuana for their personal medical use.	DPFMA and MassCann/NORML	Yes	WIN 73%-27%
Bedford, Burlington, precinct 3 of Wilmington, Massachusetts	Question 4: Direct the district's state representative to vote in favor of legislation that would allow seriously ill patients, with their doctor’s written recommendation, to possess and grow small amounts of marijuana for their personal medical use.	DPFMA and MassCann/NORML	Yes	WIN 71%-29%
Hanson, Pembroke, precincts 2,3,4,5 of Duxbury, precinct 2 of Halifax, Massachusetts	Question 4: Direct the district's state representative to vote in favor of legislation that would allow seriously ill patients, with their doctor’s written recommendation, to possess and grow small amounts of marijuana for their personal medical use.	DPFMA and MassCann/NORML	Yes	WIN 71%-29%