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State: AR Law1: Amendment to Limit Attorney Contingency Fees Issue 4 addresses malpractice lawsuits: it would limit attorney contingency fees in malpractice cases to 33%, and would have the state legislature enact a cap on non-economic damage awards in malpractice cases, noting that 'such a measure may never be smaller than $250,000.'" Medical Cannabis Act Issue 7 would provide for up to 38 initial non-profit Cannabis Care Centers across the state. This number can be amended by the ADH to ensure that all areas of the state have adequate coverage. Counties and cities will have the ability to restrict centers. Administration will be completely self-funded by a tax on cannabis medication. Medical Marijuana Amendment Issue 6 would An amendment to the Arkansas constitution making the medical use of marijuana legal under state law, but acknowledging that marijuana use, possession, and distribution for any purpose remain illegal under federal law; establishing a system for the cultivation, acquisition, and distribution of marijuana for qualifying patients through licensed medical marijuana dispensaries and cultivation facilities and granting those dispensaries and facilities limited immunity. See full language of all three issues Law2: #A1E3AF Law3: name: Arkansas |
State: AZ Law1: Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act Proposition 205 (1) establishes a 15% tax on retail marijuana sales, from which the revenue will be allocated to public health and education; (2) allows adults twenty-one years of age and older to possess and to privately consume and grow limited amounts of marijuana; (3) creates a system in which licensed businesses can produce and sell marijuana; (4) establishes a Department of Marijuana Licenses and Control to regulate the cultivation, manufacturing, testing, transportation, and sale of marijuana; and (5) provides local governments with the authority to regulate and limit marijuana businesses. See full text of ballot measures Law2: #A1E3AF Law3: name: Arizona |
State: CA Law1: Drug Price Relief Act Proposition 61 prohibits state agencies from paying more for a prescription drug than the lowest price paid for the same drug by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Applies to any program where the state is the ultimate payer for a drug, even if the state does not purchase the drug directly. Exempts certain purchases of prescription drugs funded through Medi-Cal. California Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry Act Proposition 65 requires performers in adult films to use condoms during filming of sexual intercourse. Requires producers of adult films to pay for performer vaccinations, testing, and medical examinations related to sexually transmitted infections. Requires producers to obtain state health license at beginning of filming and to post condom requirement at film sites. Read Proposition 61 Cigarette Tax Increase Amendment Proposition 56 increases cigarette tax by $2.00 per pack, with equivalent increase on other tobacco products and electronic cigarettes containing nicotine. Allocates revenues primarily to increase funding for existing healthcare programs; also for tobacco use prevention/control programs, tobacco-related disease research and law enforcement, University of California physician training, dental disease prevention programs, and administration. Read Proposition 56 Legalization of Marijuana for Adults Over 21 Proposition 64 legalizes marijuana and hemp under state law. Designates state agencies to license and regulate marijuana industry. Imposes state excise tax on retail sales of marijuana equal to 15% of sales price, and state cultivation taxes on marijuana of $9.25 per ounce of flowers and $2.75 per ounce of leaves. Exempts medical marijuana from some taxation. Establishes packaging, labeling, advertising, and marketing standards and restrictions for marijuana products. Allows local regulation and taxation of marijuana. Read Proposition 64 Law2: #A1E3AF Law3: name: California |
State: CO Law1: Establishment of State Health Care System Amendment Amendment 69 would increase state taxes by $25 billion annually in the first full fiscal year, and by such amounts that are raised thereafter, by an amendment to the Colorado constitution establishing a health care payment system to fund health care for all individuals whose primary residence is in Colorado, and, in connection therewith, creating a governmental entity called ColoradoCare to administer the health care payment system. Read Amendment 69 Medical-Aid in Dying Proposition 106 would change to the Colorado revised statutes to permit any mentally capable adult Colorado resident who has a medical prognosis of death by terminal illness within six months to receive a prescription from a willing licensed physician for medication that can be self-administered to bring about death; and in connection therewith, requiring two licensed physicians to confirm the medical prognosis, that the terminally-ill patient has received information about other care and treatment options, and that the patient is making a voluntary and informed decision in requesting the medication. Read Proposition 106 New Cigarette and Tobacco Taxes Amendment 72 would increase tobacco taxes by $315.7 million annually, and, in connection therewith, beginning January 1, 2017, increasing taxes on cigarettes by 8.75 cents per cigarette ($1.75 per pack of 20 cigarettes) and on other tobacco products by 22 percent of the manufacturer's list price; and allocating specified percentages of the new tobacco tax revenue to health-related programs and tobacco education, prevention, and cessation programs currently funded by existing constitutional tobacco taxes. Read Amendment 72 Law2: #A1E3AF Law3: name: Colorado |
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State: FL Law1: Legalization of Medical Marijuana Amendment Constitutional Amendment 2 allows medical use of marijuana for individuals with debilitating medical conditions as determined by a licensed Florida physician. Allows caregivers to assist patients’ medical use of marijuana. The Department of Health shall register and regulate centers that produce and distribute marijuana for medical purposes and shall issue identification cards to patients and caregivers. Read Constitutional Amendments Law2: #A1E3AF Law3: name: Florida |
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State: MA Law1: The Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act Question 4 controls the production and distribution of marijuana under a system that licenses, regulates and taxes the businesses involved in a manner similar to alcohol and to make marijuana legal for adults 21 years of age or older. Its intent is to remove the production and distribution of marijuana from the illicit market and to prevent the sale of marijuana to persons under 21 years of age by providing for a regulated and taxed distribution system. Read ballot questions Law2: #A1E3AF Law3: name: Massachusetts |
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State: ME Law1: An Act to Legalize Marijuana Question 1 allows the possession and use of marijuana by a person 21 years of age or older. It provides for the licensure of retail marijuana facilities including retail marijuana cultivation facilities, retail marijuana products manufacturing facilities, retail marijuana testing facilities and retail marijuana stores. It also provides for the licensure of retail marijuana social clubs where retail marijuana products may be sold to consumers for consumption on the licensed premises. It provides for regulation and control of the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of marijuana by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Read Question 1 (Opens as a Word document Law2: #A1E3AF Law3: name: Maine |
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State: MO Law1: Cigarette Tax for Early Childhood Health and Education Amendment 3 would increase taxes on cigarettes each year through 2020, at which point this additional tax will total 60 cents per pack of 20. This amendment also creates a fee paid by cigarette wholesalers of 67 cents per pack of 20 on certain cigarettes. This amendment further provides that the funds generated by these taxes and fees shall be deposited into a newly established Early Childhood Health and Education Trust Fund. Read Amendment 3 (Opens as PDF) Cigarette, Tobacco, and Nicotine Tax Increase Proposition A would increase taxes on cigarettes in 2017, 2019, and 2021, at which point this additional tax will total 23 cents per pack of 20. This amendment also increases the tax paid by sellers on other tobacco products by 5 percent of manufacturer’s invoice price. This amendment further provides that the funds generated by these taxes shall be used exclusively to fund transportation infrastructure projects. These taxes are repealed if a measure to increase any tax or fee on cigarettes or other tobacco products is certified to appear on any local or statewide ballot. Read Proposition A (Opens as PDF) Law2: #A1E3AF Law3: name: Missouri |
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State: MT Law1: Initiative to Establish the Montana Biomedical Research Authority Initiative 181 establishes the Montana Biomedical Research Authority to oversee and review grant applications for the purpose of promoting the development of therapies and cures for brain diseases and injuries and mental illnesses, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, brain cancer, dementia, traumatic brain injury and stroke. The grants, which are funded by state general obligation bonds, can be used to pay the costs of peer-reviewed biomedical research and therapy development, recruiting scientists and students and acquiring innovative technologies at Montana biomedical research organizations. Read Initiative 181 (Opens as PDF) Initiative to Expand Access to Medical Marijuana Initiative 182 Allows a single treating physician to certify medical marijuana for a patient diagnosed with chronic pain and includes post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a “debilitating medical condition” for which a physician may certify medical marijuana. Licensing requirements, fees and prohibitions are detailed for medical marijuana dispensaries and testing laboratories. I-182 repeals the limit of three patients for each licensed provider, and allows providers to hire employees to cultivate, dispense, and transport medical marijuana. Read Initiative 182 (Open as PDF) Law2: #A1E3AF Law3: name: Montana |
State: NC Law1: None Law2: #FFFFE0 Law3: name: North Carolina |
State: ND Law1: Compassionate Care Act (Marijuana) Measure 5 would add a new chapter to Title 19 of the North Dakota Century Code creating an Act providing for the medical use of marijuana for defined debilitating medical conditions, such as cancer, AIDS, hepatitis C, ALS, glaucoma, and epilepsy. To participate in the program, the Act would create identification cards with specific criteria before they can be issued by the Department of Health for patients, caregivers, compassion centers and other facilities. Veterans' Tobacco Tax Trust Fund Measure 4 provides for a new veterans’ tobacco trust fund in North Dakota Century Code Chapter 37-14 to fund certain veterans’ programs. It would also create and amend revisions in Chapter 57-36, including creating new definitions of inhalation devices, liquid nicotine, and tobacco products; prohibiting dealers from being distributors and requiring distributors to keep additional records; setting requirements for registration of liquid nicotine dealers and regulating the alteration of liquid nicotine; and providing increases in the excise tax for tobacco products and in the levy and assessment of taxes on cigarettes. Read all Measures (Opens as PDF) Law2: #A1E3AF Law3: name: North Dakota |
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State: NV Law1: Initiative to Regulate and Tax Marijuana Proposes statutory amendments that would regulate and tax marijuana similar to alcohol. If passed, persons at least 21 years old would be allowed to possess and use a limited amount of marijuana. An excise tax of 15% would be imposed on wholesale sales of marijuana. The existing sales tax would apply to retail sales of marijuana. Net revenue generated under this proposal would be deposited in the Distributive School Account and used for support of K-12 education. Read Initiative Law2: #A1E3AF Law3: name: Nevada |
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