Laws governing the initiative process in California
Citizens of California may initiate legislation as either a state statute or a constitutional amendment. In California, citizens also have the power to repeal legislation via veto referendum. The California State Legislature may also place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments or legislatively referred state statutes. Referred amendments require a 2/3 vote of each chamber.
California Marijuana Ballot Initiatives for 2016
The following is a list of state measures currently being considered (Source: BallotPedia.org):
- California “Responsible Use Act” Initiative (2016)
- California Cannabis Control and Taxation Initiative (2016)
- California Cannabis Legalization Initiative (2016)
- California Compassionate and Sensible Access Act Initiative (2016)
- California Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Initiative (2016)
- California Control, Regulate and Tax Cannabis Initiative (2016)
- California Craft Cannabis Initiative (2016)
- California Marijuana Control, Legalization and Revenue Initiative (2016)
- California Marijuana Legalization Commission Initiative (2016)
- California Marijuana Legalization with Local Regulation Initiative (2016)
- California Marijuana and Hemp Legalization Initiative (2016)
- California Medical Marijuana Access Initiative (2016)
- California Recreational and Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2016)
- California Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Initiative (2016)
- California Right to Medical Marijuana Initiative (2016)
- California Safe Communities and Parks Initiative (2016)
- California Safe and Drug-Free Community Initiative (2016)