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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 Cannabis (), commonly known as marijuana (), weed, pot, and ganja, List of slang names for cannabis, among other names, is a non-chemically uniform psychoactive drug from the ''Cannabis'' plant. Native to Central or South Asia, cannabis has ...
that appeared on the November 8, 2016
Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...
general election ballot. * A "yes" vote supports this proposal to legalize marijuana, but regulate it similar to alcoholic beverages. * A "no" vote opposes this proposal to legalize recreational marijuana, keeping only
medical marijuana Medical cannabis, medicinal cannabis or medical marijuana (MMJ) refers to Cannabis (drug), cannabis products and cannabinoid, cannabinoid molecules that are prescription drug, prescribed by physicians for their patients. The use of cannabi ...
legal. The proposal was approved with 53.59% of the vote.


Delays in implementation

In December 2016, the
state legislature A state legislature is a Legislature, legislative branch or body of a State (country subdivision), political subdivision in a Federalism, federal system. Two federations literally use the term "state legislature": * The legislative branches of ...
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.


See also

*
List of 2016 United States cannabis reform proposals In 2016, nine U.S. states proposed cannabis reform legislation for medical marijuana and non-medical adult use. , the state laws are still at odds with the Federal status of cannabis, which is classified as a Schedule I narcotic. ''The Los Angel ...


References

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