Washington Marijuana Prohibition Initiative (2016)

Washington
Marijuana Prohibition Initiative

Type| Initiated state statute
Origin| Citizens
Topic| Marijuana
Status| Not on the ballot

## Contents

* 1 Text of measure
* 1.1 Ballot title
* 1.2 Ballot summary
* 1.2.1 Full text
* 2 Path to the ballot
* 3 State profile
* 3.1 Presidential voting pattern
* 3.1.1 Pivot Counties (2016)
* 3.1.2 Pivot Counties (2020)
* 4 See also
* 5 Footnotes

Not on Ballot

This measure was not put
on an election ballot

The Marijuana Prohibition Initiative was an initiated state statute proposed for the Washington ballot on November 8, 2016.

The measure would have prohibited the production, processing and sale of cannabis in residentially zoned neighborhoods.[1]

## Text of measure[edit]

### Ballot title[edit]

The ballot title was as follows:[1]

“  | Initiative Measure No. 1440 concerns marijuana.

This measure would prohibit the production, processing, and sale of cannabis in residentially zoned neighborhoods, except for products approved for use by the federal government.

Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2]

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### Ballot summary[edit]

The ballot summary was as follows:[1]

“  | This measure would prohibit the production, processing, and sale of cannabis in residentially zoned neighborhoods, except for products approved for use by the federal government. It would also adopt definitions, including a definition of the term “seller disclosure environmental” to include disclosure to a buyer regarding history of cannabis growing and manufacture on real property.[2] | ”

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#### Full text[edit]

The full text can be found here.

## Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Washington

* Supporters filed the petition with the secretary of state on January 11, 2016.[1]
* 246,372 valid signatures are required for qualification purposes.
* Supporters had until July 8, 2016, to collect the required signatures.
* Signatures were not submitted by the July 8, 2016, deadline.[3]

## State profile[edit]

Demographic data for Washington

| Washington| U.S.
Total population:| 7,160,290| 316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):| 66,456| 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:| 77.8%| 73.6%
Black/African American:| 3.6%| 12.6%
Asian:| 7.7%| 5.1%
Native American:| 1.3%| 0.8%
Pacific Islander:| 0.6%| 0.2%
Two or more:| 5.2%| 3%
Hispanic/Latino:| 12%| 17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 90.4%| 86.7%
College graduation rate:| 32.9%| 29.8%
Income
Median household income:| $61,062| $53,889
Persons below poverty level:| 14.4%| 11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Washington.

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**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

### Presidential voting pattern[edit]

See also: Presidential voting trends in Washington

Washington voted for the Democratic candidate in all six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.

#### Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, five are located in Washington, accounting for 2.43 percent of the total pivot counties.[4]

#### Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Washington had four Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 2.21 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.

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## See also[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Washington 2016 ballot measures
* 2016 ballot measures
* Washington Legislature

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the People - 2016," accessed February 9, 2016
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
3. ↑ Ballotpedia staff phone interview with the Washington secretary of state's office on July 8, 2016
4. ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.

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