Alaska Medical Marijuana Act (1998)

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Alaska Ballot Measure 8, also known as the Bill Allowing Medical Use of Marijuana, was on the November 7, 1998 election ballot in Alaska. Measure 8 was a citizen-initiated ballot measure. It passed, with 58.7% of voters in favor. ^[1]

• Yes: 131,586
• No: 92,701.

The chief sponsors of the measure were James Kentch, Sylvia Short and Kentlee Woodman.

Text of the proposal

The language that appeared on the ballot:

This bill would allow patients to use marijuana for certain medical purposes. A doctor must find that the patient has a debilitating medical condition that might benefit from marijuana. An eligible minor could use medical marijuana only under the consent and control of a parent. There would be limits on how much medical marijuana a patient could possess. Patients and their primary care-givers who comply with this law would not be guilty of a crime. The state would create a confidential registry of patients who may use medical marijuana. Non-medical use of marijuana would still be a crime.^[2]

Path to the ballot

• Application was received in the Lieutenant Governor's Office on October 29, 1997.
• A copy of the application and signatures were sent to the Department of Law and Division of Elections on October 30, 1997.
• The Division of Elections determined that there were a sufficient number of sponsor signatures on November 5, 1997.
• The application was certified on November 21, 1996.
• Petition booklets were issued to the initiative committee on November 25, 1997.
• The one year filing deadline was November 25, 1998.
• Petition booklets were submitted to the Division of Elections on January 12, 1998.
• Lieutenant Governor Ulmer certified the petition for this initiative as properly filed on April 12, 1998.
• The initiative appeared on the 1998 general election ballot.^[3]

References

1. ↑ Alaska 1998 election results
2. ↑ Alaska 1998 ballot measure voter guide for initiatives
3. ↑ Alaska elections petition status report for 97PSDM

v • d • e Ballot measures about marijuana on the Alaska ballot Alaska Marijuana Criminalization Initiative (1990) • Alaska Medical Marijuana Act (1998) • Alaska Marijuana Decriminalization Initiative (2000) • Alaska Legalize Marijuana Act (2004)

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