Cannabis '15: The Long Wait Until 2016

[The Mikado]

I haven't been following this.  Where are we going next in terms of referenda?  Who's going to do this in 2014?  Oregon?  Rhode Island?  Vermont?

[The Mikado]

Alaska's a bizarre state, but one where I think this could very possibly pass even in an August primary offyear election.  Say what you will about the sort of off-kilter kooks who show up to an off-year primary election in Alaska, they probably don't much favor Uncle Sam telling them what they can and can't do.

Michigan in 2016?  That's kind of a surprise to me.  What are its prospects?

[The Mikado]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/08/texas-legalize-marijuana_n_4064808.html

It's very difficult to get a referendum on the ballot in Texas.

If they did and put it on a general election year, it might well pass.  If they did it in 2015 or so (when the only people voting are obsessed old cranks) absolutely not.

[The Mikado]

Looks like Oregon, Alaska, and Washington DC are going to be the targets for 2014. 

[The Mikado]

Not sure if this is the thread for this:

New York Times Editorial Board endorses legalizing marijuana.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/27/opinion/sunday/high-time-marijuana-legalization.html

[The Mikado]

So...what states are going to have 2016 referenda? I know Nevada, Maine, Massachusetts, and California are likely to go for it. I've heard that Arkansas (LOL), Michigan, and Arizona are other likely candidates for a 2016 referenda.

[The Mikado]

Ten companies in Ohio are collecting signatures for a ballot measure there that would legalize marijuana...sold by those ten companies. This official state weed monopoly measure will be interesting.