2016 Massachusetts Question 4

Marijuana legalization initiative September 2023 Question 4 Massachusetts Legalization, Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Initiative 1769328 1528219 3297547 300px County results 300px Municipality results 300px Precinct results 1 Yes #2B2457 90–100% 1px #AAAAAA solid #28497C 80–90% 1px #AAAAAA solid #47729E 70–80% 1px #AAAAAA solid #7D9CBB 60–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #B6C8D9 50–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid No #8B8B54 70–80% 1px #AAAAAA solid #BCBC83 60–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #DEDEBD 50–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid Other #EBEEED Tie 1px #AAAAAA solid The Massachusetts Legalization, Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Initiative also known as Question 4, was an indirect initiated state statute question to legalize, regulate and tax recreational marijuana that appeared on the November 8, 2016 Massachusetts general election ballot.http://www.mass.gov/ago/docs/government/2015-petitions/15-27.pdf AN INITIATIVE PETITION FOR A LAW RELATIVE TO THE REGULATION AND TAXATION OF MARIJUANA 2016-09-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20161109090310/http://www.mass.gov/ago/docs/government/2015-petitions/15-27.pdf 2016-11-09 dead A "yes" vote supports this proposal to legalize marijuana, but regulate it similar to alcoholic beverages.Keegan Anne http://patch.com/massachusetts/beaconhill/here-are-massachusetts-ballot-questions-november-2016 Here Are the Massachusetts Ballot Questions for November 2016 Beacon Hill Patch 2016-09-12 2016-09-17 A "no" vote opposes this proposal to legalize recreational marijuana, keeping only medical marijuana legal. The proposal was approved with 53.59% of the vote.https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusetts_Marijuana_Legalization,_Question_4_(2016) Massachusetts Marijuana Legalization, Question 4 (2016) Delays in implementation In December 2016, the state legislature voted to delay the opening date for recreational marijuana stores in Massachusetts by six months. The opening was delayed from January 2017 to summer and eventually to November 20, 2018, the first day of state-licensed cannabis sales in Massachusetts.Miller Joshua O’Sullivan Jim https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/12/28/marijuana-shops-may-delayed/StlB04ayOcNl8RksKmMwkJ/story.html Legislature votes to delay marijuana shops Boston Globe 2016-12-28 2016-12-28 See also List of 2016 United States cannabis reform proposals References Category:2016 Massachusetts ballot measures Category:Cannabis ballot measures in the United States Category:2016 cannabis law reform Category:2016 elections in Massachusetts Category:Cannabis law in Massachusetts