Adult Use of Marijuana Act

The Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) is a 2016 voter initiative to legalize marijuana in California. The full name of the measure is the "Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act".[1] On May 4, 2016, the group sponsoring the initiative announced that it had collected over 600,000 signatures for the proposal; enough to get it on the 2016 ballot.[2][3]

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According to California Legislative Analyst's Office, the measure would change California law to legalize the possession, cultivation, and sale of marijuana. Individuals over age 21 would be allowed to possess, cultivate and sell marijuana; the state would regulate commercial activities related to commerce for recreational use; a 15% excise tax and an additional $9.25 per ounce of flower or $2.75 per ounce of leaf would be collected; and possession and cultivation of certain amounts for personal use would be legalized statewide.[4]

Reactions and analysis

California NORML has not taken a position on the initiative as of May 2016, but states that the measure has "legal glitches and inconsistencies" that make it likely to go before a court, if enacted.[5]

Ballotpedia calls the measure "a clear leader and the most likely to reach the ballot in November 2016".[6]

The Los Angeles Times stated in February, 2016 that the measure was one of 20 legalization initiatives for the 2016 ballot and was the "clear favorite to make the November ballot" due to support from individual donors and well-funded advocacy groups.[7] Billionaire Sean Parker donated $1 million to the effort to get the measure on the ballot,[8] and Weedmaps donated $500,000.[9]

Newsweek stated the success of the initiative would be influential given California's national importanceas a "regulatory laboratory",[10] and Reason magazine stated it was poised to approximately triple the number of U.S. residents living in states with legalization.[11]

The California Medical Association endorsed the measure in February, 2016.[12]

United States Representative Dana Rohrabacher, a Republican, endorsed AUMA in late April, 2016.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Olson Hagel & Fishburn LLP (December 7, 2015), Initiative documents for the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (amended) (PDF), 15-0103 – via California Office of the Attorney General
  2. ↑ Jimi Devine (May 4, 2016), "California marijuana legalization 2016 campaign launches with Lt. Gov. Newsom", San Francisco Chronicle
  3. ↑ Trevor Hughes (May 4, 2016), "California likely to vote on marijuana legalization in November", USA Today
  4. ↑ Analysis of A.G. File No. 2015-103, California Legislative Analyst's Office, December 22, 2015, retrieved May 1, 2016
  5. ↑ CAL NORML GUIDE TO THE ADULT USE OF MARIJUANA ACT OF 2016 (AUMA), California NORML, December 14, 2015
  6. ↑ California Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Initiative (2016) at Ballotpedia
  7. ↑ Phil Willon (February 22, 2016), "Only one of California's pot legalization initiatives has the green that counts", The Los Angeles Times
  8. ↑ Dennis Romero (April 20, 2016), "Recreational Pot Legalization Gets Closer to the Ballot", LA Weekly
  9. ↑ Brooke Edwards Staggs (March 8, 2016), "Is this the year? Momentum's building to legalize pot in California", Orange County Register
  10. ↑ Katy Steinmetz (March 17, 2015), "These Five States Could Legalize Marijuana in 2016", Newsweek
  11. ↑ Jacob Sullum (May 4, 2016), "California Marijuana Initiative Seems to Have Plenty of Signatures–Recent polls indicate that legalization also has plenty of public support", Reason
  12. ↑ Christopher Cadelago, "California doctors' lobbying group formally backs marijuana legalization", The Sacramento Bee
  13. ↑ Dennis Romero (April 26, 2016), "Conservative Congressman Says Yes to Marijuana", LA Weekly

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