Marijuana Decriminalization Act of 2008

Proposed by Socialist Alliance

Opened

1 Oct 2008

Voting closes

30 Nov 2008

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Decriminalization reduces unnecessary arrests, saves law enforcement resources, and ensures fair treatment for minor marijuana offenses.

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

Marijuana Policy

Previous law

Medical-only (prescription/caregiver card; licensed dispensaries)

Decriminalization (≤10g civil fine; no arrest; record expungement)

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Passed

83Yes 13No 4Not voted 100 seats

For: 83 / 100 seats (83.0%)

Against: 13 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 4

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 86.5%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
National Reform	13	No	No reason given
Social Federal	50	Yes	No reason given
Socialist Alliance Proposer	33	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	26	Not voted

Passed

359Yes 56No 20Not voted 435 seats

For: 359 / 435 seats (82.5%)

Against: 56 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 20

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 86.5%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
National Reform	56	No	No reason given
Social Federal	217	Yes	No reason given
Socialist Alliance Proposer	142	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	103	Not voted

Passed

1Yes 0No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Social Federal	1	Yes	No reason given

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