Monday, January 13, 2014

46,000 Alaskans want cannabis initiative on ballot

Backers of vote on legal marijuana in Alaska turn in signatures | State News | ADN.com - Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News:

January 8, 2014 - "Backers of a ballot initiative that could make Alaska the third state to legalize marijuana for recreational use turned in some 46,000 signatures to the state election officials Wednesday -- putting the question one step closer to the Aug. 19 ballot.

"The Alaska measure is modeled on the 2012 Colorado initiative that paved the way for a recreational-pot industry that threw open its doors there on Jan. 1, when the law went into effect....

"The proposed initiative is backed by a coalition that calls itself the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana....

"So far, the campaign has mostly been funded by the Marijuana Policy Project, a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit that is the largest marijuana policy reform group in the country."

Read more: http://www.adn.com/2014/01/08/3264121/backers-of-initiative-to-legalize.html#storylink=cpy

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