ELECTION DAY: voters in colorado pass Amendment 64 YEA – 55%, NAY – 45%; and voters in washington pass Initiative 502 YEA – 56%, NAY – 44%. Both referendums legalize the recreational use of marijuana. This makes colorado and washington the first two states to nullify Federal anti-marijuana statutes within their jurisdictions.
[added 6/1/2022] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
colorado constitution, article XIX, section 2
ballotpedia.org/Article_XIX,_Colorado_Constitution#Section_2
washington constitution, article II, section 1, clause a
leg.wa.gov/LawsAndAgencyRules/Documents/12-2010-WAStateConstitution.pdf
Article X of Amendment
ccc-2point0.com/constitution-for-the-united-states
References:
Colorado Amendment 64 – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Amendment_64
Washington Initiative 502 – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Initiative_502
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