Alaska Certifies Initiative to Legalize Cannabis
The Alaska Lt. Governor’s office has officially certified an initiative to legalize cannabis in the state, passing it through its first major hurdle towards making it on the 2014 ballot.
Advocates will need to gather 30,169 valid signatures by next summer in order to put the proposal to a vote of the people in next year’s general election. Tim Hinterberger, the prime sponsor of the initiative, aims at having the signatures gathered by January.
If the proposal is approved by voters, it would become entirely legal in Alaska for individuals to possess and consume up to an ounce of cannabis. The measure – as with Initiative 502 in Washington and Amendment 64 in Colorado – would also legalize state-licensed retail outlets and cultivation centers. Those smoking in public would be subject to an $100 fine.
According to the Associated Press, it will take about a week for the elections division to prepare the petition booklets – once that’s finished, proponents can begin gathering signatures.
“Obviously getting it approved by the lieutenant governor’s office is a good step indicating that, that we’re not going to run into roadblocks,” said Hinterberger.
“We’re ready to roll.”
– TheJointBlog
Angela Heckathorn
I would like to know if they r going to make it legal in Ohio I just moved here from California and had my license please let me know thank cannabis user
Areal Noob
What’s with the schizo treatment?
While legalization is good, an ounce is hardly enough.
Let’s work on the law allowing people to have at least a dozen plants growing at home.
“smoking in public would be subject to an $100 fine”
WTF?
Who came up with this “brilliant” idea?
II want to be free to grow what I need.
f we’re going to legalize, let’s not turn cannabis users into people to be exploited by a tax-hungry state.