Legislative Bill · Avalon
Passed

Marijuana Decriminalization And Expungement Act of 2020

Proposed by Left Alliance · fronted by Alexander Livingston
Passing
in the Parliament
Opened
29 Jun 2020
Voting closes
28 Aug 2020
Chambers
1 legislature
Articles
1 change

Rationale

Decriminalizing small marijuana possession reduces unnecessary arrests, saves costs, and corrects past injustices through record expungement.

Proposed Changes

1

Marijuana Policy
Previous law
Medical-only (prescription/caregiver card; licensed dispensaries)
Decriminalization (≤10g civil fine; no arrest; record expungement)

Timeline

  • Draft
    6 January 2020


  • Vote Open
    29 June 2020


  • Vote Closed
    28 August 2020


  • Became Law
    28 August 2020

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Parliament

Passed
50Yes 44No 6Not voted 100 seats

For: 50 / 100 seats (50.0%)

Against: 44 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 6

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 53.2%)
Party Seats Vote
Centrist Zone 29 No
Democratic Group 20 Yes
Goats 0 Yes
Independent Freeholder League 4 No
Kerstinbpartiet 0 Yes
Left Alliance Proposer 27 Yes
Religious People Alliance 3 Yes
Right Liberal Front 0 No
The Gaia Syndicate 11 No

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Goats
Voted Aug. 15, 2020
Yes

“People have the right to use drugs if it does not impact the safety of others”

Yes

“We will never support legalisation of any potentially harmful drugs. However, retaining civil fines increases support for young people by acting as a deterrent without unduly affecting their futures, and avoids consuming stretched police resources.”

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