Measure on the ballot in the 2016 Multistate 2016 General Election in Mississippi.
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Get StartedA "yes" vote allows individuals over 21 to privately use, possess, manufacture, give away, or transport up to one ounce of marijuana, and to grow up to six marijuana plants in a private residence
A "no" vote leaves the legal status of marijuana unchanged
Current marijuana laws disproportionately impact racial minorities, in support of Proposition 205 (Learn more)
Creates a for-profit monopoly selling addictive products, in opposition to Proposition 205 (Learn more)
Potent edibles could endanger children, in opposition to Proposition 205 (Learn more)
Creates bigger and costlier government with the creation of a new regulatory department, in opposition to Proposition 205 (Learn more)
Economic costs of marijuana impacts, such as drug treatment and school dropouts, could outstrip potential increases in tax revenue, in opposition to Proposition 205 (Learn more)
Does not prohibit sales of marijuana edibles near preschools and youth clubs, in opposition to Proposition 205 (Learn more)
Replaces the underground marijuana market and cartels with a regulated market and licensed businesses, making communities safer, in support of Proposition 205 (Learn more)
Frees law enforcement officials to address more serious crimes, in support of Proposition 205 (Learn more)
Regulation will ensure products are not contaminated and consumers will know what they are getting, in support of Proposition 205 (Learn more)
Sales tax would provide revenue to schools and local governments, in support of Proposition 205 (Learn more)
Creates thousands of new jobs and support for local businesses, in support of Proposition 205 (Learn more)
The Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act: (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.
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