2014 Alaska Measure 2

For the Measure of the same name passed in 1990 which criminalized cannabis use, see Alaska Measure 2 (1990).

Measure 2
An Act to tax and regulate the production, sale, and use of marijuana
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 149,021 53.23%
No 130,924 46.77%
Valid votes 279,945 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00%
Total votes 279,945 100.00%
Results by state House district

Alaska Measure 2 was a successful 2014 ballot measure in the U.S. state of Alaska, described as "An Act to tax and regulate the production, sale, and use of marijuana".[1] The measure went into effect on 24 February 2015, allowing Alaskans age 21 and older to possess up to an ounce of cannabis and six plants, making Alaska the third state to legalize recreational marijuana, following Colorado and Washington.[2] Oregon and Alaska both voted in legalization on Election Day 2014, but Alaska preceded Oregon in enacting their legislation.

The legal status of cannabis in Alaska had varied greatly over the preceding 40 years. Alaska had previously recognized a right to cannabis with the 1975 Ravin v. State case in the Alaska Supreme Court. The state Legislature then decriminalized marijuana in 1982, but a 1990 ballot initiative also entitled Measure 2 recriminalized cannabis until its provisions were struck down in a 2003 Alaska Appeals court case, Noy v. State.[3]

  1. ^ "Full Initiative Text | Campaign to Regulate Marijuana in Alaska". Regulatemarijuanainalaska.org. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Alaska becomes 3rd state with legal marijuana". USA Today. Associated Press. February 24, 2015. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  3. ^ John Scheb; John Scheb, II (February 19, 2013). Criminal Law and Procedure. Cengage Learning. pp. 300–. ISBN 978-1-285-54613-1.